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wingspan

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Air, Birds
wing·span /ˈwɪŋspæn/ noun [countable]  TTAHBBthe distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other 翼展,翼幅〔指两翼展开时的宽度〕
Examples from the Corpus
wingspanA small brownish butterfly with a lifespan of less than a week and a wingspan shorter than your little finger.The plane had a wingspan of eighty feet and broke all records for altitude and range.This eight-engined monster is made of spruce and has a wingspan of almost 100 metres.Freakish wingspan, basic body that looked unfinished, wingtips that folded over.His wingspan is huge and so is his shadow on the earth.The other plane continued its turn its wingspan widening.Their wingspan exceeds that of an albatross.
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wingspan
wingspan /ˈwɪŋspæn/ noun [countable]
the distance from the end of one wing to the end of the other


wing·spanBrE /ˈwɪŋspæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪŋspæn/ 🔊 nounthe distance between the end of one wing and the end of the other when the wings are fully stretched 翼展a bird with a two-foot wingspan翼展为两英尺的鸟