large expanse

collocation in English

meaningsoflargeandexpanse

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large
adjective
uk
/lɑːdʒ/us
/lɑːrdʒ/
big in size ...
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expanse
noun[C]
uk
/ɪkˈspæns/us
/ɪkˈspæns/
a large, open area of land, water, ...
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(Definition oflargeandexpansefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is due to thelargeexpanseof the ocean and our limited ability to monitor it.
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The urban area therefore offers alargeexpanseof soil exposed to faecal deposits.
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The brick wall starts as cladding to the cantilever over the entrance hall and then develops into alargeexpanse, interspersed by an irregular window pattern.
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Thirty thousand square miles of antique waterways, with 10,000 square miles of thatlargeexpansealways under water, have been destroyed.
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Alargeexpanseof roof has been destroyed.
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Dartmoor is the name of a verylargeexpanseof country which contains more than the prison.
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I am afraid that is likely to happen, because to a water engineer the most beautiful thing in the world is alargeexpanseof water in a reservoir.
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Air quality is very high being supplied with breezes coming from the immediate east mountain ranges andlargeexpanseof countryside.
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Thelargeexpanseof gale-force winds without precipitation exacerbated 92 ongoing brush fires in the region.
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A shout emerges crossing thelargeexpanseof our territory.
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Trail leads to alargeexpanseof red sand that is an excellent play area for children of all ages.
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Thelargeexpanseof property was required for the firing ranges and impact areas which an anti-aircraft artillery training center would need for live-fire training.
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The basin itself is alargeexpanseof water adjacent to the canal.
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Itslargeexpanseof woodland is abundant with many varieties of wildlife.
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Due to thelargeexpanseof low-lying land, there was a great deal of sickness in the town.
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They run across alargeexpanseof land before approaching the two picnickers, completely exhausted and out of breath.
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Thelargeexpanseof the city comprises residential districts that range from poor to affluent, and small and large commercial districts, across its municipal extent.
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The shore is also home to fishing traditions, wildlife and alargeexpanseof salt marsh - the inks.
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The palace complex was surrounded by alargeexpanseof gardens and ponds, giving it a playful character.
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Land speculation flourished as the plan to control the river and flood alargeexpanseof land leaked out.
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