expanse

  • 11expanse — 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 …

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  • 12expanse — /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… …

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  • 13expanse — n. a broad, wide expanse * * * [ɪk spæns] wide expanse a broad …

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  • 14expanse — [[t]ɪkspæ̱ns[/t]] expanses N COUNT: usu N of n An expanse of something, usually sea, sky, or land, is a very large amount of it. ...a vast expanse of grassland …

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  • 15expanse — UK [ɪkˈspæns] / US noun [countable] Word forms expanse : singular expanse plural expanses a large area of land, water, or sky vast expanses of farmland …

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  • 16expanse — /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 …

  • 17expanse — 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 > …

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  • 18expanse — noun an expanse of wheat and barley Syn: area, stretch, sweep, tract, swathe, belt, region; sea, carpet, blanket, sheet …

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  • 19expanse — 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; &LT; L expānsum, n. use of neut. of expānsus, ptp. of expandere; see expand …

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  • 20Expanse, Saskatchewan — Infobox Settlement settlement type = official name = Expanse, Saskatchewan nickname = motto = imagesize = 250px image caption = image mapsize = 250px map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision type = Country subdivision type1 = Province&#8230; …

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