Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The distance between the tips of the wings of a flying animal, such as a bird or insect, when the wings are fully extended.
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- noun The
distance between the extremetips of thewings of abird ,insect oraircraft .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
- noun distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
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Examples
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Whether their kind possesses the wingspread of a Lucifer or a moth is a question better left to theologians.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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Whether their kind possesses the wingspread of a Lucifer or a moth is a question better left to theologians.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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Whether their kind possesses the wingspread of a Lucifer or a moth is a question better left to theologians.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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Whether their kind possesses the wingspread of a Lucifer or a moth is a question better left to theologians.
The Glass Rainbow James Lee Burke 2010
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Even the smallest bird kicked up quite a bit of water when bathing; when a gryphon (twice the size of a war-horse, with a wingspread wide enough to shelter a small house) decided to take a bath, it tended to drench anyone within five or six furlongs.
Elephant in the City 2010
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Pteranodons were flying reptiles (pterosaurs) that were about 6 feet (1.8 m) long, had a 25-33 foot (7. 8-10 m) wingspread, and weighed about 35 pounds; its standing height was about 6 feet (1.8 m).
Pteranodon/Pterosaur Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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Among the zoological delights that awaited them according to him were the dagger-tooth: a 120 kilo, furred predator of the mountains; the greater snowbird with a three-meter wingspread and talons that could carry off a full-grown Klingon; plus a host of uncatalogued amphibians that made the marshes acutely inhospitable.
Pawns and Symbols Majliss Larson 2000
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Zoey pointed upward to their right to a large, light-colored bird whose wide wingspread showed off dark patches on the wings and tale.
Devlin’s Light Mariah Stewart 1997
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The only eagles that had ever carried off lambs were Kaled'a'in-bred bondbirds, who had the required wingspread and muscle mass, and carried them off at the behest of their bondmates.
The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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The only eagles that had ever carried off lambs were Kaled'a'in-bred bondbirds, who had the required wingspread and muscle mass, and carried them off at the behest of their bondmates.
The Silver Gryphon Lackey, Mercedes 1996
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