far-flung

far-flung
farther-flung, farthest-flung
1) ADJ-GRADED: ADJ n Far-flung places are a very long distance away from where you are or from important places.

Ferries are a lifeline to the far-flung corners of Scotland.

...one of the farthest-flung outposts of the old Roman Empire.

Syn:
2) ADJ: ADJ n If you describe something such as organization or system as far-flung, you mean that it extends over a very large area.

...a far-flung network of conspirators.


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  • far-flung — 1895, from FAR (Cf. far) + p.t. of FLING (Cf. fling) …   Etymology dictionary

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