WINGSPREAD
Dictionary entry overview: What does wingspread mean? • WINGSPREAD (noun)
The noun WINGSPREAD has 2 senses:
1. distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
2. linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
Familiarity information: WINGSPREAD used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WINGSPREAD (noun)
Meaning:
Distance between the tips of the wings (as of a bird or insect) when fully extended
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("wingspread" is a kind of...):
distance; length (size of the gap between two places)
Meaning:
Linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
wingspan; wingspread
Hypernyms ("wingspread" is a kind of...):
distance; length (size of the gap between two places)
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