EXPANSE

sweep, expanse

(noun) a wide scope; “the sweep of the plains”

area, expanse, surface area

(noun) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; “the area of a rectangle”; “it was about 500 square feet in area”

expanse

(noun) a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

expanse (plural expanses)

A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.

An amount of spread or stretch.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*panse", n. Etym: [From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere. See Expand.]

Definition: That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. "The green expanse." Savage. Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven. Milton. The smooth expanse of crystal lakes. Pope.

Ex*panse", v. t.

Definition: To expand. [Obs.] That lies expansed unto the eyes of all. Sir. T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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