Definition & Meaning of "expanse"in English

Expanse

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

a vast, open area or surface

vast

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

expanses

Examples

The wide expanse of the ocean seemed to go on forever.

a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

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