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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

翼展

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Yìzhǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wingspan/ˈwɪŋ.spæn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8450 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"老鹰的翼展可以达到两米。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing.

    "The eagle's wingspan can reach up to seven feet."
  2. 2

    In aviation, the measurement of the width of an aircraft's wings.

    "The wingspan of the new jet model is significantly larger than its predecessor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'wing' (from Old Norse 'vængr') combined with 'span' (from Old English 'spannan', meaning to stretch or extend). Historically used in anatomy and aviation to describe the maximum distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other.

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