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expanse (noun)

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  • expanse — ► NOUN 1) a wide continuous area of something, typically land or sea. 2) the distance to which something expands or can be expanded …   English terms dictionary

  • expanse — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broad, endless, great, huge, infinite, large, limitless, long, vast, wide ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • expanse — noun Etymology: New Latin expansum, from Latin, neuter of expansus, past participle of expandere Date: 1637 1. firmament 2. great extent of something spread out < an expanse of calm ocean > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • expanse — 1660s, from L. expansum, noun use of neut. of expansus, pp. of expandere (see EXPAND (Cf. expand)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • expanse — noun an expanse of wheat and barley Syn: area, stretch, sweep, tract, swathe, belt, region; sea, carpet, blanket, sheet …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • expanse — noun a) A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land. b) An amount of spread or stretch. See Also: expand, expansion …   Wiktionary

  • expanse — noun 1》 a wide continuous area. 2》 the distance to which something expands or can be expanded …   English new terms dictionary

  • 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

  • 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 — /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 — 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

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