1 an oblong shape has four straight sides, two of which are longer than the other two, and four angles of 90ｰ:
an oblong patch of grass
2 (AmE) used to describe any shape that is longer than it is wide:
an oblong melon
oblong noun:
a tiny oblong of glass in the roof
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