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Meaning of Wingspan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).
  2. Synonym of arm span.

Equivalents

العربية طول الجناح
Català envergadura
Dansk vingefang
Deutsch Flügelspannweite Spannweite
Esperanto enverguro
Español envergadura
Suomi kärkiväli siipien kärkiväli siipiväli
Français envergure
Íslenska vænghaf
Italiano apertura alare
Nederlands spanwijdte
Português envergadura
Русский разма́х кры́льев
Svenska vingbredd

Examples

“The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird.”
“The Airbus A380 has one of the largest wingspans among aircraft; only a few surpass it.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Wingspans wingspot wingspread wingstroke wingsuit wingsuiter

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