expanse of water

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• expanse — /ik spans /, n. 1. an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything: an expanse of water. 2. something that is spread out, esp. over a relatively large area: that great expanse, the sky. 3. expansion; extension: the wide expanse of… …   Universalium

• water — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O 2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms. 3 an… …   Useful english dictionary

• expanse — /əkˈspæns / (say uhk spans), /ɛk / (say ek ) noun 1. that which is spread out, especially over a large area. 2. an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything: an expanse of water; an expanse of sky. 3. expansion; extension. {New Latin …  

• expanse — ex•panse [[t]ɪkˈspæns[/t]] n. 1) an uninterrupted space or area: an expanse of water[/ex] 2) the arch of the sky; firmament • Etymology: 1660–70; < L expānsum, n. use of neut. of expānsus, ptp. of expandere; see expand …   From formal English to slang

• water jump — An obstacle that requires a horse to jump over a wide expanse of water, usually preceded by a low hedge or fence …   Equestrian sports dictionary

• expanse — expanse, amplitude, spread, stretch are comparable when they denote an area or range of considerable or conspicuous extent. Expanse is applied chiefly to vast areas open to view and usually uniform in character {pure as the expanse of Heaven… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• expanse — ex|panse [ıkˈspæns] n a very large area of water, sky, land etc expanse of ▪ an expanse of blue sky vast/wide/large etc expanse ▪ the vast expanse of the ocean …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• expanse — UK [ɪkˈspæns] / US noun [countable] Word forms expanse : singular expanse plural expanses a large area of land, water, or sky vast expanses of farmland …   English dictionary

• expanse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stretch, spread, reach, extent, breadth. See space. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. breadth, width, length, extent, extension, reach, stretch, distance, area, belt, space, field, territory, span, spread, room …   English dictionary for students

• expanse — ex|panse [ ık spæns ] noun count a large area of land, water, or sky: vast expanses of farmland …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• expanse — noun (C) a very large area of water, sky, land etc (+ of): Vast expanses of sand stretched out in front of us …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English