expanse

Noun
  1. A wide scope (synset 105135224)
    "the sweep of the plains"
    is a type of: ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope - an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
    same as: sweep
  2. The extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary (synset 105135784)
    "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
    is a type of: extent - the distance or area or volume over which something extends
    subtypes:
    • acreage, land area - an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)
    • footprint - the area taken up by some object
    • erasure - a surface area where something has been erased
    • blank space, place, space - a blank area
    • space - one of the areas between or below or above the lines of a musical staff
    • balk, baulk - the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
    • plane section, section - (geometry) the area created by a plane cutting through a solid
    same as: area, surface area
  3. A wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky (synset 109300444)
    is a type of: space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
    subtypes:
    • sheet - any broad thin expanse or surface
    • stretch - a large and unbroken expanse or distance

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