wide-ranging
adj1
Occurring over a wide range; appearing throughout a broad region, or extending over a diverse spectrum of possibilities.
- wide-ranging sanctions
- At least half of this traffic is coal from the Yorkshire pits, an increasing amount of which is running in block trains that bypass the yard on the main line; the remainder is wide-ranging in its diversity, from wool to wine and textiles to timber.1963 September, “The new Tyne and Healey Mills yards of the North Eastern”, in Modern Railways, page 169:
- Synonyms
- broad-based
- Related terms
- long-ranging