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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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
The aircraft features a wingspan of about 30 feet and a gross weight of roughly 7,000 pounds.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
That kind of size, strength and wingspan creates trouble cascading through the matchups.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
When fully deployed, the solar arrays give the Orion capsule a wingspan of about 63 feet, NASA said.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Wingspan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wingspan. Accessed 5 Apr. 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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