🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

날개 길이

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nalgae giri

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Wingspan/ˈwɪŋ.spæn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"독수리의 날개 길이는 두 미터에 이를 수 있습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other wing.

    "The eagle's wingspan can reach up to seven feet."
  2. 2

    In aviation, the measurement of the width of an aircraft's wings.

    "The wingspan of the new jet model is significantly larger than its predecessor."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'wingspan' is derived from the combination of 'wing', which comes from Old English 'wenge', and 'span', which originates from Old English 'spanian', meaning to stretch. The term has evolved to describe the distance from the tip of one wing to the tip of the other in birds and aircraft.

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