far-extending

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He comprehended the situation as in a comprehensive and far-extending military movement.

From From the Easy Chair, series 2 by Curtis, George William

They had been pitched close to the edge of the far-extending flat; nearly opposite was a brush and log stockyard, in which were nearly a hundred horses.

From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf

In a short time the glorious sun, rising above the horizon amid the fast dispersing clouds, shed a bright light over sea and land, and enabled me to obtain a far-extending view.

From The Two Whalers Adventures in the Pacific by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Dædalus built for this purpose the Labyrinth, a far-extending edifice, in which were countless passages, so winding and intertwining that no person confined in it could ever find his way out again.

From Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

It was of considerable breadth, though narrowed by the far-extending branches of the trees hanging over it, the lower portions of the stems being concealed by the water.

From The Wanderers Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orinoco by Perat