far-flung

[fahr-fluhng]

adjective

1. extending over a great distance.

2. widely disbursed or distributed.

far-flung

adjective

1. widely distributed

2. far distant; remote

Word History and Origins

Origin of far-flung¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

By dint of pandemic pauses and far-flung locales around the U.K.’s Cotswolds and on the Welsh Borders, the lineup managed to quietly ferment and realize some of that long-ago unknown magical mystery.

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But as firms became larger and more complex, control shifted to professional managers, who could better supervise far-flung factories and facilities.

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Their budget struggles are in many cases more than a decade in the making, and it’s not just far-flung state universities or D-list private colleges suffering.

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Later revivals identified by Mr. Roeck include the cultivation of ancient Greek learning in Europe’s far-flung medieval monasteries, and renewed attention to Roman poetry and history in Charlemagne’s ninth-century imperial court at Aachen.

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Cracks in U.S. credit markets have raised alarms about potentially bigger risks to the economy and far-flung financial markets as a boom in easy lending over the past decade starts producing casualties.

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Related Words

• distant 
• extensive 
• global 
• remote