large-scale

[ lahrj-skeyl ]

/ ˈlɑrdʒˈskeɪl /

very extensive or encompassing; of great scope: a large-scale business plan.

made to a large scale: a large-scale map.

Origin of large-scale

First recorded in 1885–90

Moreover, trucks, dust, and boomtown stress are the effects of any large-scale industrial activity.

New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban |Jay Michaelson |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But they are serious: what large-scale fracking does is change small farm towns into industrial sites.

New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban |Jay Michaelson |December 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Since June, Israel has conducted two large-scale military operations in the West Bank and Gaza.

The Radicals Who Slaughtered a Synagogue |Creede Newton |November 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Clusters, filaments, and voids make up the large-scale structure of the Universe, foster-child of gravity and slow time.

Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens |Matthew R. Francis |September 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The large-scale structure of the Universe is the result of a conflict between two tendencies.

Laniakea: The Milky Way’s Place in the Heavens |Matthew R. Francis |September 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If the thing came into general use, with up to date, large-scale factory methods, three hundred.

The Little Lady of the Big House |Jack London
Nor was the Christian Church, when it became a large-scale organization, able to overcome the dilemma.

Progress and History |Various
To combat the destructive effects of recurrent droughts, a large-scale program of irrigation was undertaken by the government.

Area Handbook for Romania |Eugene K. Keefe, Donald W. Bernier, Lyle E. Brenneman, William Giloane, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
Here a large-scale enterprise enjoys advantages over a small one in every respect.

The Accumulation of Capital |Rosa Luxemburg
He found a large-scale map of the metropolis and spread it out on the table, true to the indicated compass points.

The Secret Wireless |Lewis E. Theiss

large-scale

wide-ranging or extensive

(of maps and models) constructed or drawn to a big scale