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" widespread 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"

far-flung

adjective

1. Far from others in space, time, or relationship:

distant, far, faraway, far-off, remote, removed.

Idiom: at a distance.

2. Spread out over a large area:

widespread.

Translations

far-flung

[ˈfɑːflʌŋ] ADJ → extenso

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far-flung

[ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ] adj (remote) → remoto/a; (widely distributed, empire, operations) → esteso/a

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