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far-flung

[ fahr-fluhng ]

/ ˈfɑrˈflʌŋ /

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adjective

extending over a great distance.

widely disbursed or distributed.

Origin of far-flung

First recorded in 1890–95

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH far-flung

far-fetched far-flung far-reaching

Words nearby far-flung

far point, far west, far-and-near suture, far-famed, far-fetched, far-flung, far-gone, far-infrared radiation, far-off, far-out, far-point

Example sentences from the Web for far-flung

They allegedly ran their far-flung, online drug-slinging operation like a buttoned-down business—until it all unraveled.

Feds Smoke Out Synthetic Weed Dealers’ Online Empire |Olivia Nuzzi |June 16, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To be a great power with far-flung interests of different natures is to invite hypocrisy.

Cut the Baloney on Ukraine |Leslie H. Gelb |March 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
For over twenty years, he reported from far-flung destinations.

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Those weeks of violence drove thousands of residents from the island city, seeking safety in far-flung suburbs.

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The Romans had an effective way of controlling troublesome officials in the far-flung regions of their empire.

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Through the woods to the right, by paths nearer yet to the far-flung Federal front, paced ten guardian squadrons.

The Long Roll |Mary Johnston
Back to it our far-flung children turn, with all their memories aflame.

Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography |George William Erskine Russell
This far-flung and diversified empire had to be organized in order to be governed, and defended in order to be maintained.

Beginnings of the American People |Carl Lotus Becker
Turnbull looked down and saw that the polished car was literally lit up from underneath by the far-flung fires from below.

The Ball and The Cross |G.K. Chesterton
But it was for an old trapper to see the real national significance of the advent of these women into that far-flung country.

Pilots of the Republic |Archer Butler Hulbert

British Dictionary definitions for far-flung

far-flung

adjective

widely distributed

far distant; remote