wingspan
noun
wing·span
ˈwiŋ-ˌspan 
: the distance from the tip of one of a pair of wings to that of the other
also
: span sense 2c
Examples of wingspan in a Sentence
The hawk has a wingspan of about three feet.
a plane with a 200-foot wingspan
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Lomu doesn’t have elite arm length (33 3/8 inches), but his 82 3/4-inch wingspan ranks in the 62nd percentile among offensive tackles.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Airframe and launch flexibility The drone can take off with a weight of up to 441 pounds and has a wingspan of about 13 feet.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
Seven-one wingspan, incredible strength.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
So, 84-and-a-half-inch wingspan, 35-inch arms.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 May 2026
Airframe and launch flexibility The drone can take off with a weight of up to 441 pounds and has a wingspan of about 13 feet.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
Seven-one wingspan, incredible strength.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
So, 84-and-a-half-inch wingspan, 35-inch arms.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for wingspan
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“Wingspan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wingspan. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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wingspan
noun
wing·span
ˈwiŋ-ˌspan
: the distance between the tips of a pair of wings (as of a bird or an airplane)
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