expanse

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Not in all the expanse was there visible a moving object nor track of any kind.

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  1. noun A wide and open extent, as of surface, land, or sky.
  2. noun Expansion.
  3. noun The distance or amount of expansion.

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  • In the middle of this expanse was a blaze of light toward which Eet wanted to go. —  Norton, Andre - Uncharted Stars (v1.0) (html).html
  • The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral expanse, and like similar reefs worldwide is threatened by climate change and pollution. —  European Tribune
  • The clouds float by in this vast expanse, and thoughts float by in this vast expanse, and experiences float by in this vast expanse. —  Integral Options Cafe
  • It seemed at times as if the terrain was a kind of sea-like expanse, and all the retail boxes ghost ships drifting to oblivion. —  Clusterfuck Nation by Jim Kunstler
  • This documentary on the South Pole concentrates as much on the stunning polar expanse, as it does on the quirky inhabitants who've migrated there. —  deCOMPOSE
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin expānsum, from neuter past participle of expandere, to spread out; see expand.

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  1. from Middle English expans, from Latin expansus, past participle of expandere, spread out, expand: see expand.
  2. from Latin expansus, past participle of expandere, expand: see expand.
 

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/ɛksˈpæns/
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