wingspread

American  

[wing-spred] / ˈwɪŋˌsprɛd /

noun

1. the distance between the most outward tips of the wings wings when they are as extended as possible.

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Etymology

Origin of wingspread

First recorded in 1895–1900; wing + spread

Example Sentences

By comparison, the snappily dressed kids in group shots typically arrange themselves in poses, crouching with their arms upraised or wingspread like the Jackson 5 or folded on their chests B-boy style.

From New York Times

“I had prepared her for the nightly invasion of bats … but she had not expected so many, she said, or that they would have a three-foot wingspread and such big teeth,” he remembered.

From New York Times

His six-and-a-half-foot wingspread has been crippled by bullets; they say he screams when his Corps sees action.

From Project Gutenberg

Thus, specimens of a relatively uniform pattern and measuring approximately 1-1/2 inches in wingspread will be considered as of the Regular Army, 1821-1832.

From Project Gutenberg

Next were the dragonflies which hunted them, some with wingspreads as wide as two feet.

From Project Gutenberg