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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPANSE, n. expans'. [L. expansum.] A spreading; extend; a wide extent of space or body; as the expanse of heave.
The smooth expanse of crystal lakes.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" [syn: sweep, expanse]
2: the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" [syn: area, expanse, surface area]
3: a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

Merriam Webster's

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>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a wide continuous area or extent of land, space, etc. 2 an amount of expansion. Etymology: mod.L expansum neut. past part. (as EXPAND)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Expanse Ex*panse", v. t. To expand. [Obs.] That lies expansed unto the eyes of all. --Sir. T. Browne.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Expanse Ex*panse", n. [From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere. See Expand.] That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. ``The green expanse.'' --Savage. Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven. --Milton. The smooth expanse of crystal lakes. --Pope.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(expanses) An expanse of something, usually sea, sky, or land, is a very large amount of it. ...a vast expanse of grassland. N-COUNT: usu N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Extent, expansion, stretch, expanded surface. 2. [With The.] Firmament, sky, welkin, vault, canopy, arch of heaven, arch of the sky.

Moby Thesaurus

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