long arm

noun

a long pole fitted with any of various devices, as a hook or clamp, for performing tasks otherwise out of reach.

Words nearby long arm

long, long abductor muscle of thumb, long account, long ago, long and short of it, the, long arm, long arm of the law, the, long axis, long barrow, long beach, long bone

British Dictionary definitions for long arm

long arm

noun informal

power, esp far-reaching power the long arm of the law
make a long arm to reach out for something, as from a sitting position