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expanse

[ ik-spans ]

noun

  1. an uninterrupted space or area; a wide extent of anything:

    an expanse of water.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. something that is spread out, especially over a relatively large area:

    that great expanse, the sky.

  3. expansion; extension:

    the wide expanse of scientific knowledge.



expanse

/ ɪ°ìˈ²õ±èæ²Ô²õ /

noun

  1. an uninterrupted surface of something that spreads or extends, esp over a wide area; stretch

    an expanse of water

  2. expansion or extension
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of expanse1

1660–70; < New Latin ±ð³æ±èÄå²Ô²õ³Ü³¾, noun use of neuter of Latin ±ð³æ±èÄå²Ô²õ³Ü²õ, past participle of expandere to expand
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of expanse1

C17: from New Latin expansum the heavens, from Latin expansus spread out, from expandere to expand
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Now, nearly three months later, tidy expanses of soil are all that is left in spaces where structures once stood.

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Nearly every checkout lane once manned by a cashier is now closed, leaving a vast, eerie expanse of empty aisles where humans used to stand.

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Teuchitlán is a bustling agricultural hub of 40,000 near the touristy “tequila route,†a road lined with expanses of sugar cane and agave, the spiky plant that yields tequila.

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A dense expanse of rainforest between Colombia and Panama, the Darién Gap can only be crossed on foot, risking accidents, disease and attacks by criminal gangs.

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A digger tucked into the dumped piles and loaded a trailer, which was then pulled across a vast expanse of mucky wet ground by a tractor.

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