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wing·span (w

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1. The linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil.

2. Wingspread.

wingspan [ˈwɪŋˌspæn], wingspread [ˈwɪŋˌsprɛd]

(Engineering / Aeronautics) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the distance between the wing tips of an aircraft, bird, etc.

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Noun

wingspan - 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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