wide-ranging or extensive (of maps and models) constructed or drawn to a big scale
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large-scale
(lärj′skāl′),USA pronunciation adj.
- very extensive or encompassing;
of great scope:a large-scale business plan. - made to a large scale:a large-scale map.
- 1885–90
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- blockbuster
- cattleman
- cellular phone
- clean sweep
- closeup
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- crunch
- curvature of space
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- diastrophism
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- earthwork
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