far-flung
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far-flung
- /ˌfɑːˈflʌŋ/ UK
- /ˌfɑɹˈflʌŋ/ US
Where it comes from
From far + flung (“thrown”), suggesting something which has been thrown a long distance away from oneself.
adjective more far-flung · further-flung · farther-flung · most far-flung · furthest-flung · farthest-flung
- Distant or remote in relationship, space, or time. God of our fathers, known of old, / Lord of our far-flung battle-line, / […] / Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, / Lest we forget—lest we forget!
- Widely distributed, wide-ranging, or widespread. In the spacious laboratories and offices […] are provided not only centralised chemical research facilities for the far-flung London area, but also accommodation for the national headquarters of the B.R. Chemical Services, […]
- Widely but sparsely distributed.
