wide-spreading

[ wahyd-spred-ing ]

/ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ɪŋ /

spreading over or covering a large area: wide-spreading showers; wide-spreading ivy.

affecting or reaching a large area: a wide-spreading infection.

Origin of wide-spreading

First recorded in 1585–95

They came to a halt under the wide-spreading branches of a hemlock tree.

The Rover Boys on the Farm |Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
Far away westwards was a huge ascent to a wide-spreading table-land.

The Traitors |E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
A wide-spreading chestnut-tree stood before them, around whose giant bole a rustic seat had been built.

Southern Lights and Shadows |Various
The banks were overshadowed by lofty firs, and wide-spreading cedars.

Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 |Alexander Mackenzie

And a child was at play beneath its wide-spreading branches, one fine day in the early spring.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, September, 1850 |Various