expanse

[Ex*panse·]

An expanse is a huge area you can look at all at once. If you climb to the top of a mountain, suggest that your fellow climbers take time to admire the expanse of trees below.

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That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

Noun
a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains"

Noun
the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"

Noun
a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky

n.
That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

v. t.
To expand.

Expanse

Ex*panse" , n. [From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere. See Expand.] That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky. "The green expanse." Savage.

Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven.

The smooth expanse of crystal lakes.

Expanse

Ex*panse", v. t. To expand. [Obs.]

That lies expansed unto the eyes of all.

That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space or body; especially, the arch of the sky.

To expand.

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Usage Examples

Even at the United Nations, where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices, the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent, one window not so great.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea. I guess a combination of hard work and the seemingly infinite expanse of the sea - the profound solitude - that does it for me.