arm span

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arm span

/ˈɑɹm.spæn/ US

noun arm spans · armspan

The length of a person's outstretched arms, measured from the fingertips of the two middle fingers. See also fathom
Similar: wingspan

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noun length of a person's outstretched arms

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@misc{arm_span_2026,
  title = {arm span},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arm%20span},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}