noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
long throw; long-distance throw
Used in sports (e.g., baseball, javelin) and fishing (casting). Often implies a powerful, far-reaching throw.
彼は遠投が得意だ。
He is good at long throws.
釣りで遠投するにはコツがいる。
It takes skill to cast far when fishing.
投げる is the general verb for 'to throw'; 遠投 specifically refers to a long-distance throw, often as a noun or suru-verb.
Compound of 遠 (en, 'far') and 投 (tō, 'throw'). The reading is on'yomi, and the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese compound.