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far-flung

adj
/ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ/UK/ˌfɑɹˈflʌŋ/US

Etymology

From far + flung (“thrown”), suggesting something which has been thrown a long distance away from oneself.

Definitions

  1. Distant or remote in relationship, space, or time.

    • God of our fathers, known of old, / Lord of our far-flung battle-line, / […] / Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, / Lest we forget—lest we forget!

  2. Widely distributed, wide-ranging, or widespread.

    • In the spacious laboratories and offices […] are provided not only centralised chemical research facilities for the far-flung London area, but also accommodation for the national headquarters of the B.R. Chemical Services, […]

  3. Widely but sparsely distributed.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for far-flung. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA