"arm span" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɑɹm.spæn/ [US] Forms: arm spans [plural], armspan [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} arm span (plural arm spans)
  1. The length of a person's outstretched arms, measured from the fingertips of the two middle fingers. See also fathom Synonyms: wingspan Translations (length of a person's outstretched arms): 臂展 (bìzhǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), قلاچ [Dari] (Persian), kulaç (Turkish)

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Alternative forms

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