Associations to the word «Wingspan»

Wiktionary

WINGSPAN, noun. (usually in singular) the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip

Dictionary definition

WINGSPAN, noun. Linear distance between the extremities of an airfoil.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats