length and breadth

noun

The entirety of a place being searched or traversed.

“I've scoured the length and breadth of Australia in search of British baked beans.”

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Meanings

nounthe length and breadth (uncountable)
  1. idiomaticuncountableThe entirety of a place being searched or traversed.

    I've scoured the length and breadth of Australia in search of British baked beans.

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APA

length and breadth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/length%20and%20breadth

MLA

“length and breadth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/length%20and%20breadth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “length and breadth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/length%20and%20breadth.

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