Expanse
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪkˈspæns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Expanse is a noun meaning A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
Meaning
A wide stretch, usually of sea, sky, or land.
More Meanings
- An amount of spread or stretch.
Example Sentences
That large room had always awed Ivor: even as a child he had never wanted to play in it, for all that it was so limitless, the parquet floor so vast and shiny and unencumbered, the windows so wide and light with the fairy expanse of Kensington Gardens.
Word Forms
- expanses
Synonyms for expanse
Depending on context, synonyms include sweep, area, extent.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include area, sweep, extent, sea, ocean, range.
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