widearea
adjectiveUK /ˈwaɪdˌeəriə/
US /ˈwaɪdˌeriə/
covering a very big space or area.
The widearea network connects computers across the whole city.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. spread over a large geographic region rather than a small local one.
The company built a widearea system to link its offices in different states.
3. relating to a network that covers a large distance.
A widearea network can connect schools across the entire country.
4. affecting or including many places at once.
The storm caused widearea power outages.