wingspan
noun
wing·span
ˈwiŋ-ˌspan 
: the distance from the tip of one of a pair of wings to that of the other
also
: span sense 2c
Examples of wingspan in a Sentence
The hawk has a wingspan of about three feet.
a plane with a 200-foot wingspan
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Due to his 7 ‘6 wingspan, throwing lobs to him is much easier for the ball handlers.
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Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
These massive birds, with their wingspans stretching nearly 10 ft., play a crucial role in the ecosystem as scavengers, cleaning up carcasses that could carry disease and recycling nutrients back into the environment.
—Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
The wingspan of a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane is just under 118 feet — and a recent Southwest flight involving that aircraft wasn’t that much further above Tampa Bay despite still being 3 miles out from the airport.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 21 July 2024
Aurora Flight Sciences But the full-size vision here is more than twice that size, with a wingspan of 130 ft (40 m) and a payload bay door some 40 ft (12 m) wide.
—New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
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Mikai Bruce, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
These massive birds, with their wingspans stretching nearly 10 ft., play a crucial role in the ecosystem as scavengers, cleaning up carcasses that could carry disease and recycling nutrients back into the environment.
—Rebecca Shaw, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
The wingspan of a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane is just under 118 feet — and a recent Southwest flight involving that aircraft wasn’t that much further above Tampa Bay despite still being 3 miles out from the airport.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 21 July 2024
Aurora Flight Sciences But the full-size vision here is more than twice that size, with a wingspan of 130 ft (40 m) and a payload bay door some 40 ft (12 m) wide.
—New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
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wingspan
noun
wing·span
ˈwiŋ-ˌspan
: the distance between the tips of a pair of wings (as of a bird or an airplane)
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