What does oblong mean?we found 2 entries for the meaning of oblong
 

Oblong \Ob"long\, n. A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.

The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent. --Sir W. Temple.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

 

Oblong \Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.]

Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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