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Definition of wingspan
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Examples of wingspan in a Sentence
The hawk has a wingspan of about three feet.
a plane with a 200-foot wingspan
Recent Examples of wingspan from the Web
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There’s also an 18-year old rookie point guard that stands 6-foot-5 and has a 7-foot wingspan.
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From May through October, guests can also freedive with the island’s famous 2,000-pound manta rays with wingspans stretching up to 20 feet.
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Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell (45) has a particularly long wingspan for a 6-3 guard.
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Drag-reducing 'scimitar' split wingtips have been used on Boeing's medium-haul Boeing 737 MAX, but never on a jetliner the size of the A380, which has a 79.9-meter (262-foot) wingspan.
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Mitchell was one of the better perimeter defenders in college basketball last season, and his 6-10 wingspan sure would be attractive on close-outs at the NBA 3-point line.
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo space planes will launch passenger flights from the belly of a WhiteKnightTwo carrier plane, which has a wingspan of 140 feet (42 m).
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By comparison, the H-4 flying boat — nicknamed Spruce Goose and built by Howard Hughes in the 1940s — has a 320-foot (97.5-meter) wingspan and is just under 219 feet (67 meters) long.
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The plane has a wingspan of 385 feet and will be powered by six Boeing 747 engines.
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First Known Use of wingspan
circa 1917
WINGSPAN Defined for English Language Learners
wingspan
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Definition of wingspan for English Language Learners
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: the distance from the tip of one wing of a bird or airplane to the tip of the other wing
WINGSPAN Defined for Kids
wingspan
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wing·span
\ˈwiŋ-ˌspan\
Definition of wingspan for Students
: the distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing
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