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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. The span or reach of one's arm; an arm's-length.

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  • “The last fragment of moon rind, a wicked luminescent trapezoid, convex, wide as a man's arm-span, sharp at the edges as a flint spearhead, we wrapped in a blanket and pulled down.”

    Fictionaut: What We Had To Do

  • “She cruised around our apartment, obviously steady on her feet, for months, keeping one small hand on the couch or a table or a chair, using a push-walker to cover distances that exceeded her arm-span.”

    NPR: Humor Helped Author Cope With High-Risk Birth

  • “Remember, we're going to spread out an arm-span apart from one another.”

    CNN Transcript Apr 30, 2002

  • “With walls at least twenty feet apart, that meant an arm-span of fifteen feet, maybe more.”

    Enchantment

  • “Wickert's arm-span and reach always have been strengths.”

    JSOnline.com

  • “A man who has to stand on a box just to kiss his missus wanted to play a bloke with an arm-span wider than he is tall.”

    IOL: News

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