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Meanings of wingspan in English

Russian
размах крыла
Portuguese
envergadura de asa
Spanish
envergadura
Catalan
envergadura

Distance from the tip of one limb such as an arm or wing to the tip of the paired limb, or analogically the same measure for airplane wings.

Related terms
размах крыла

Linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil.

Synonyms
Examples for "wingspread"
Examples for "wingspread"
1
Black as the devil himself, and a wingspread wide as your arms.
Hood
2
The largest of these has a wingspread of nearly three meters, but is very lightly built.
A Case of Conscience
3
Their wingspread was modest, less than their height.
The Descent
4
Hickory borers are bugs with a three-inch wingspread and are capable of making a noise like a bomber.
The new yorker
5
His mantle was flapping, flying out from his outstretched arms, giving him the wingspread of a huge bird.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
Usage of wingspan in English
1
The gently bowed form also hides a few inches from its wingspan.
Wired
2
One contained a perfectly preserved moth with a wingspan over four inches.
Surrender to the will of the night
3
With a 140-foot wingspan, it's the largest all-carbon composite aircraft ever built.
Wired
4
Their bodies were huge, with a wingspan of five feet or more.
The saint of dragons
5
Around the summit glides an Andean condor, never flapping its 11-foot wingspan.
Climbing Magazine
6
It looks like a stingray and has a wingspan of 3 feet.
News.com.au
7
The American then used his mighty 'wingspan' to forge ahead into clear water.
Reuters
8
Get this one, not the similar camo version with a slightly smaller wingspan.
Wired
9
The ScanEagle is a relatively small UAV with a 10-foot wingspan.
Wired
10
He is lanky with a basketball player's wingspan and huge hands.
The Guardian
11
Does this wingspan produce enough lift to keep the guy up?
Wired
12
Jack tilted his head in return, and the owl spread its wingspan wide.
Demon bound
13
He looked, he supposed, like a small silly bat with an oversize wingspan.
Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
14
Their large wingspan gives them greater lift and reduces the power needed for flight.
BBC
15
A positive ape index-when your wingspan is longer than your height-generallyhelps with climbing.
Rock and Ice Magazine
16
The wingspan of his arms is longer than his height.
The South African
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