wide-spreading

[ wahyd-spred-ing ]

/ ˈwaɪdˈsprɛd ɪŋ /

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adjective

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

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

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Origin of wide-spreading

First recorded in 1585–95

When they reached this place they were very tired, and sat down by a spring beneath the wide-spreading branches of a tree.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
His high-pressure steam-engine was the pioneer of locomotion and its wide-spreading civilization.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
He thought he heard the ripple of waves on a sunlit shore, and of wide-spreading trees which grew close to the edge of the sea.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
Dick glanced around the room, and then gave a look towards the wide-spreading park-lands.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking

It was a huge buck, with wide-spreading antlers, rising out of the bushes where it stood.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair