wingspan

English

Etymology

wing +‎ span

Noun

wingspan (plural wingspans)

(usually in singular) The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).
The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird.

Synonyms

wingspread

Translations

the distance from left wingtip to right

Czech: rozpětí křídel n
Dutch: spanwijdte (nl)
Esperanto: enverguro
French: envergure (fr) f
Georgian: ფრთების შლილი (prtebis šlili), ფრთათშორისი განი (prtatšorisi gani)
German: Flügelspannweite (de) f, Spannweite (de) f
Hungarian: szárnyfesztávolság

Icelandic: vænghaf (is) n
Italian: apertura alare (it) f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: vingespenn n
Polish: rozpiętość skrzydeł f
Portuguese: envergadura (pt) f
Spanish: envergadura (es) f

Anagrams

pawnings, spawning

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