wingspan
English
noun
Definitions
- (usually in singular) The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).
Etymology
Compound from English wing + English span (pair of horses, the distance between two ends of a thing, non-gloss definition).
Origin
English
span
Gloss
pair of horses, the distance between two ends of a thing, non-gloss definition
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angelwing English
- anglewing English
- awing English
- batwing English
- beeswing English
- bewing English
- birdwing English
- bitewing English
- bluewing English
- broadwing English
- bronzewing English
- clearspan English
- corkwing English
- cospan English
- endspan English
- flexwing English
- flopwing English
- forspan English
- goosewing English
- greenwing English
- gullwing English
- handspan English
- healthspan English
- hindwing English
- inspan English
- lacewing English
- leafwing English
- leatherwing English
- legspan English
- lifespan English
- linkspan English
- longwing English
- mainspan English
- makespan English
- mapwing English
- midspan English
- midwing English
- mothwing English
- nosewing English
- outspan English
- outwing English
- overspan English
- overwing English
- parawing English
- pigeonwing English
- redwing English
- sabrewing English
- shortwing English
- shufflewing English
- span English
- spanless English
- spannable English
- spanner English
- spanwise English
- spanworm English
- spoonwing English
- spreadwing English
- standard-wing English
- subspan English
- supraspan English
- sweptwing English
- tetraspan English
- tiltwing English
- timespan English
- underwing English
- upperwing English
- upwing English
- waxwing English
- whistlewing English
- whitewing English
- widespan English
- wing English
- wing nut English
- wingback English
- wingbase English
- wingbeat English
- wingcase English
- wingdog English
- wingdom English
- winger English
- wingette English
- wingfic English
- wingfish English
- winghead English
- wingism English
- wingist English
- wingless English
- winglet English
- winglike English
- wingman English
- wingmate English
- wingnut English
- wingover English
- wingpad English
- wingsail English
- wingshooting English
- wingspot English
- wingspread English
- wingstroke English
- wingsuit English
- wingtip English
- wingwoman English
- wingy English
- yepsen English
- spanne Middle English
- winge Middle English
- palmspan Old Norse
- wing Tok Pisin
- wing
- span
- awing
- wingy
- bewing
- inspan
- upwing
- winger
- cospan
- yepsen
- wingism
- wingtip
- subspan
- wingdog
- wingpad
- outspan
- wingist
- wingfic
- forspan
- spanner
- midspan
- winglet
- midwing
- outwing
- legspan
- mapwing
- waxwing
- endspan
- batwing
- redwing
- wingdom
- wingnut
- wingman
- overspan
- lifespan
- widespan
- nosewing
- wingcase
- parawing
- winglike
- wing nut
- wingspot
- linkspan
- tiltwing
- flexwing
- beeswing
- bitewing
- wingover
- spanless
- wingsail
- winghead
- lacewing
- timespan
- corkwing
- gullwing
- wingmate
- wingette
- handspan
- makespan
- wingbase
- leafwing
- birdwing
- spanwise
- wingsuit
- mothwing
- mainspan
- bluewing
- flopwing
- spanworm
- wingbeat
- longwing
- overwing
- wingback
- hindwing
- wingless
- wingfish
- clearspan
- spannable
- anglewing
- wingwoman
- supraspan
- sabrewing
- broadwing
- greenwing
- tetraspan
- upperwing
- angelwing
- shortwing
- underwing
- goosewing
- spoonwing
- whitewing
- sweptwing
- spreadwing
- wingstroke
- bronzewing
- wingspread
- pigeonwing
- healthspan
- shufflewing
- whistlewing
- leatherwing
- wingshooting
- standard-wing