wingspread

Other forms: wingspreads

Definitions of wingspread
  1. noun
    distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
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    type of:
    distance, length
    size of the gap between two places
  2. noun
    linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
    synonyms: wingspan
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    type of:
    distance, length
    size of the gap between two places
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