Synonym: area, surface area, sweep. Similar words: expansion, expansively, expand, expense, at the expense of, faux pas, taxpayer, pan. Meaning: [-ns] 
n. 1. a wide scope 2. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary 3. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky.
n. 1. a wide scope 2. the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary 3. a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky. 121, Cars are used to bullying and jostling their way across the full expanse of the road.
122, From Kaiteriteri, cruise the protected waters of the Astrolabe Roadstead past idyllic beaches fringed by lush native forest to the golden expanse of Anchorage Bay (30-45 mins).
123, Photo Gallery: Plains A steam locomotive chugs across an expanse of South America's storied Patagonia region.
124, A vast expanse of spirit, activeness of imagination and diligence of the mind are talents. — Diderot.