wingspans
Albatross measurement statistics
Wingspans is the plural of wingspan—the distance from wingtip to wingtip when wings are fully extended.
The term applies to birds, aircraft, and insects: The albatross has the largest wingspan of any living bird.
Figuratively, wingspan can suggest reach or scope: the wingspan of her influence.
Long-winged oceanic bird
- condorGiant New World vulture
- eagleLarge predatory bird
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
feathers · vulture · pelican · stork · crane · heron · raptor · seabird
Measuring devices
- feetLower limbs' ends
- inchesSmall length units
- centimetersMetric length units
- outstretchedSpread to full length
breadth · width · extent · reach · spread · comparative · record · measurement
albatross
Long-winged oceanic bird
gliding · feathers · vulture · pelican · stork · crane · heron · raptor · seabird · migration
meters
Measuring devices
- feetLower limbs' ends
- inchesSmall length units
- centimetersMetric length units
outstretched · breadth · width · extent · reach · spread · comparative · record · measurement · size
aircraft
Airborne transportation vehicle
- BoeingAmerican aircraft manufacturer
- AirbusEuropean aircraft manufacturer
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
lift · aerodynamics · glider · runway · hangar · aspect ratio · jetliner · propeller · biplane · monoplane
reach
Extend to touch
extent · expanse · stretch · spread · ambition · influence · coverage · expansion · capacity · potential
wingspansheights
Vertical measurements or summits
lengths · depths · widths · thicknesses · circumferences