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width

[ width, witthor, often, with ]

noun

  1. extent from side to side; breadth; wideness.
  2. a piece of the full wideness, as of cloth.


width

/ wɪdθ /

noun

  1. the linear extent or measurement of something from side to side, usually being the shortest dimension or (for something fixed) the shortest horizontal dimension
  2. the state or fact of being wide
  3. a piece or section of something at its full extent from side to side

    a width of cloth

  4. the distance across a rectangular swimming bath, as opposed to its length
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of width1

1620–30; wide + -th 1, modeled on breadth, etc.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of width1

C17: from wide + -th 1, analogous to breadth
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Example Sentences

Scotland were all width and class, pace and execution.

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By the skin of their teeth, and the width of a goalpost, the bookmakers were proven right when they made England favourites at Twickenham.

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"We gave too much width for them and too many hitting options. Hopefully, we will learn from this."

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Townsend's team worship at the altar of width.

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Playing another penalty advantage, Prendergast whipped a long pass out to Nash, who had kept his width.

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