wingspread

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noun

The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.

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wingspan
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Meanings

nounwingspread (plural wingspreads)

plural wingspreads

  1. The distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.

    Synonyms: wingspan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe distance between the extreme tips of the wings of a bird, insect or aircraft.

Similar
wingspan

More synonyms by meaning

nounlinear distance between the extremities of an airfoil

Similar
wingspan
Broader
distancelength
Also see
wingspan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From wing + spread.

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Translations

German Spannweite
  • Spannweitedistance between the extreme tips of the wings

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

spreadwing
Cite this entry
APA

wingspread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingspread

MLA

“wingspread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingspread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wingspread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wingspread.

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