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   expanse

   /ɪkˈspans/

   noun

   • 1. a wide continuous area of something: "the green expanse of the forest"
   • ▪ the distance to which something expands or can be expanded: "the moth has a wing expanse of 20 to 24 mm"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from modern Latin expansum ‘something expanded’, neuter past participle of expandere (see expand).

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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