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expanse Definition

ex·panse (ek spans, ik-)

noun

  1. a large, open area or unbroken surface; wide extent; great breadth
  2. expansion

Etymology: ME expans < L expansum, neut. pp. of expandere: see expand

expanse Synonyms

expanse

n.

breadth, width, length, extent, extension, reach, stretch, distance, area, belt, space, field, territory, span, spread, room, fairness, scope, range, compass, sphere, margin, sweep, remoteness, latitude, radius, wilderness, region, wide extent, continuous area, uninterrupted space, expanded surface, amplitude, immensity.

expanse Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • moorland: The flush habitats are generally situated within expanses of grass moorland.
  • sand: Large expanse of golden sand, even at high tide.
  • lawn: They can be used to brighten the smallest paved yard or to create a focal point on a large expanse of lawn.
  • bog: The bog forms a dome in a larger expanse of blanket bog.
  • tarmac: We also have several gas turbine operators, who appreciate the vast expanses of tarmac.
  • grassland: Large expanses of acid grassland, uniform in character, occur in the uplands.

Converse of subject

separate: Through the tropics there are large areas of land, but they are separated by wide expanses of ocean.

Converse of object

  • overlook: The fort now overlooks a large expanse of grazing marshes to the west which once formed a great inland estuary.
  • traverse: Four massive roads branch out from here, traversing the large expanses within Sable's city walls.
  • reveal: Whilst at high tide the beach is shingle, low tides reveal a vast expanse of flat sand.
  • cross: It then crosses the wild expanse of Rannoch Moor on the old drove road to Glen Coe.
  • cover: It covers an expanse of the country that has no common identity whatever.
  • enjoy: You will need to be an outdoor type who enjoys the vast expanse of the bush and is always ready for the unpredictable.

Adjective modifier

  • vast: A vast expanse of sand with sand dunes behind.
  • boundless: The morning dawned upon a boundless expanse of sea.
  • endless: On the horizon you could see an endless expanse of emptiness.
  • barren: A bird that is found on barren expanses of loose rocks at altitudes of up to 3,500 meters is the ptarmigan.
  • grassy: Andrew shows us the grassy expanses of the park.
  • huge: Be to move huge expanse of to your pleas job to the.

Preposition: in

midst: One of these brilliantly white and level expanses in the midst of the brown and desolate plain, offers an extraordinary spectacle.