A large-scale action or event happens over a very wide area or involves a lot of people or things.
...a large scale military operation.
Synonyms: wide-ranging, global, sweeping, broad More Synonyms of large-scale
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A large-scale map or diagram represents a small area of land or a building or machine on a scale that is largeenough for small details to be shown.
...a large-scale map of the county.
large-scale in British English
adjective
1.
wide-ranging or extensive
2.
(of maps and models) constructed or drawn to a big scale
large-scale in American English
(ˈlɑrdʒˈskeɪl)
adjective
1.
drawn to a large scale
said of a map, etc.
2.
of wide scope; over a large area; extensive
large-scale business operations
Examples of 'large-scale' in a sentence
large-scale
The source said the apparent failure to conduct large-scale strike operations off the Russian carrier was not surprising.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They will have spent weeks working to devise a large-scale production that utilises the venue's considerable technical resources.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Will large-scale investment solve the shortage of homes to rent?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The second is to allow large-scale immigration from younger societies.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Critics have suggested recently that there is a dearth of large-scale study evidence to support this.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We need to understand and to feel that we are able to fulfil large-scale projects.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Other packs of rats are coming to the surface around large-scale construction projects.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He built the first big turkey slaughterhouse and went into large-scale production.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Britain leads the way in large-scale modern food production.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
This was to be the first large-scale electronic computer.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Each includes a large-scale map of the county and photographs to give a feel for the places mentioned.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The large-scale study is the first to show that obesity has a direct impact on cognitive and memory decline.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The result is that large-scale projects to establish patterns in the code of thousands of individuals are at last feasible.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the raw data represents a stark illustration of the problems facing forces nationwide as the society they police changes rapidly because of large-scale immigration.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But investment in large-scale low-carbon projects has been limited.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The tower is part of the large-scale regeneration project in the Battersea area.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
We can't engage in a large-scale operation because many civilians are involved.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
By moving into large-scale production, he was able to reduce prices and undercut the opposition.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is the first large-scale manufacturing of a new brand here for 23 years.
The Sun (2015)
We have a port, we have large-scale investment which will make it a major force once again.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Patients are much more likely to die if they are admitted to hospital at weekends, a large-scale study has concluded.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
As he captures the impact of large-scale industrial projects around the world, she attempts to give his work a deeper political context.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
In other languages
large-scale
British English: large-scale ADJECTIVE
A large-scale action or event happens over a very wide area or involves a lot of people or things.
...a large-scale military operation.
American English: large-scale
Brazilian Portuguese: em larga escala
Chinese: 大规模的
European Spanish: a gran escala
French: à grande échelle
German: im großen Rahmen
Italian: su vasta scala
Japanese: 大規模な
Korean: 대규모의
European Portuguese: em larga escala
Latin American Spanish: a gran escala
Chinese translation of 'large-scale'
large-scale
(ˈlɑːdʒˈskeɪl)
adj
[action, event]大规(規)模的 (dàguīmó de)
[map, diagram]大比例的 (dàbǐlì de)
All related terms of 'large-scale'
large-scale immigration
Immigration is the coming of people into a country in order to live and work there.
large-scale integration
the process of integrating several thousand circuits on a single silicon chip
very large-scale integration
the process of fabricating a few thousand logic gates or more in a single integrated circuit
on a large (or small, etc.) scale
to a relatively large (or small, etc.) degree or extent