far-extending

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Enter, Jumala, my vessel, Enter here, O thorn most gracious,30 Strengthen thou the hero's weakness, And the weakling do thou cherish, On these far-extending waters, On the wide expanse of billows.

From Kalevala, Volume I (of 2) The Land of the Heroes by Kirby, W. F. (William Forsell)

On one of these spurs the Queen happened to notice a large castle, whose grim-looking keep and towers were surrounded by a high and far-extending wall, while at its rear rose a frowning black crag.

From In Brief Authority by Anstey, F.

Paul Jones had touched life at so many points—Dulwich College, the athletic world, the Army, journalism, the House of Commons, and Wales—that the news of his death caused grief in far-extending circles.

From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring

To the south-south-west this far-extending plain is lost in the horizon. 

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

There is a profusion of dells, burns, glades, ivy-grown bridges, and far-extending vistas over sea, moorland, and town.

From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Holmes, Daniel Turner