Home › Words › W › wingspanwingspan/ˈwɪŋ.spæn/wingspan means the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).wingspan is pronounced /ˈwɪŋ.spæn/.EtymologyFrom wing + span.nounThe distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.).e.g.“The wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird.”Synonym of arm span.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.wingtip 65% match — The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc. vs wingspan →wingspot 63% match — A spot on a wing (as of a bird or butterfly). vs wingspan →widespan 59% match — Spanning a relatively large distance or area. vs wingspan →wheelspan 58% match — The distance between two wheels on the same axle. vs wingspan →pigeonwing 55% match — A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it. vs wingspan →wingbase 54% match — The part of the body where a wing is attached. vs wingspan →batwing 53% match — The wing of a bat, or its shape. vs wingspan →legspan 53% match — The distance between the tips of the legs of a spider furthest from each other - generally diagonally vs wingspan →