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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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On that day, Ray and the crew of his B-29 Superfortress — a silver, four-propeller plane with a wingspan nearly as wide as a football field — were soaring at 25,000 feet toward India after a successful supply run to Chengdu.
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Periodically, the bird of prey stretched its 6-foot wingspan to swoop down to the water's surface after catching a glance of a sea-bright salmon swimming by.
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Americans have never quite found a way to reconcile our desire for a broad wingspan with the close and encompassing nature of fragrance.
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Eleven years later, Payne will ride those same waves in a new, custom glider with a 25-meter wingspan.
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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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A 6-10 wingspan and crazy vertical leap of 40.5 inches.
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Louisville’s Donovan Mitchell (45) has a particularly long wingspan for a 6-3 guard.
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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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Definition of wingspan for Students
:the distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing
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