far-flung
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far-flung
(fär′flŭng′)adj.
1. Remote; distant.
2. Widely distributed; wide-ranging.
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far-flung
adj
1. widely distributed
2. far distant; remote
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far′-flung′
adj.
1. extending over a great distance.
2. widely disbursed or distributed.
[1890–95]
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Adj. | 1. | far-flung - distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" distributed - spread out or scattered about or divided up |
2. | far-flung - remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire" distant - separated in space or coming from or going to a distance; "distant villages"; "the sound of distant traffic"; "a distant sound"; "a distant telephone call" |
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far-flung
adjective1. Far from others in space, time, or relationship:
Idiom: at a distance.
2. Spread out over a large area:
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far-flung
[ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ] adj (remote) → remoto/a; (widely distributed, empire, operations) → esteso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995