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wingspan
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wing·span  (wngspn)
n.
1. The linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil.
2. Wingspread.
wingspan [ˈwɪŋˌspæn], wingspread [ˈwɪŋˌsprɛd]
n
(Engineering / Aeronautics) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the distance between the wing tips of an aircraft, bird, etc.
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Noun1.wingspan - linear distance between the extremities of an airfoilwingspan - linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
wingspread
distance, length - size of the gap between two places; "the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
Translations
wingspan [ˈwɪŋspæn] wingspread [ˈwɪŋspred] N → envergadura f
wingspan [ˈwɪŋspæn] n [bird, insect, plane] → envergure f
wingspan [ˈwɪŋˌspæn] wingspread [ˈwɪŋˌsprɛd] n → apertura alare, apertura d'ali
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