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wingspan::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | wingspread |
| Type of | distance, length |
Examples of wingspan
wingspan
On the building's 59th floor, the windows became taller, exceeding his wingspan.
From the time.com
The 48.7-foot wingspan of the squadron's Predator MQ-1L is slender and flexible.
From the cnn.com
The swans are large birds, measuring 47-58 inches, with a wingspan of 66 inches.
From the sltrib.com
Additionally, the wingspan of each turbine blade is as long as a football field.
From the washingtonpost.com
He has the wingspan of a pterodactyl, his arms stretch out somewhere around 6-9.
From the stltoday.com
Reports have his wingspan at 7-7, a foot longer than his height without shoes on.
From the newsday.com
The aircraft would need a gigantic wingspan and have to be exceptionally light.
From the cnn.com
Their sizes ranged from a sparrow to a Cessna plane with a wingspan of 35 feet.
From the sciencedaily.com
The whirling blades would have a reach wider than the wingspan of a Boeing 747.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil
- The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.
- Wingspan (ISSN 1036-7810) is the quarterly membership magazine of Birds Australia. It was first issued in 1991, replacing the RAOU Newsletter. The current (2010) Editor is Sean Dooley.
- Wingspan is the college newspaper for Laramie County Community College's students and staff started in 1975. It is four-color, four-per-semester publication coinciding with the Publications Production class. ...
- Wingspan is a fictional character from the various Transformers universes.
- The overall length of the wing, from tip to tip. Wingspan is the primary measurement when referring to an airplane's size, and it's usually stated in inches (").
- The measurement between the tips of a birdAn animal that has wings and is covered with feathers. Birds have a backbone, are warm-blooded, produce young from eggs, and walk on their two legs. Most can fly. or insectA small animal without a backbone. Its body is divided into three parts. ...
- Width of insect across the wings when they are fully spread
- The distance between the outer tip (or apex) of the left and right wings on a butterfly or moth
