Definition of "wing-spread" [wing-spread]

• The distance from tip to tip of the extended wings, as of a bat, bird, or insect; extent of wing; alar expanse. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "In the far corner of the room, a niche made by the joining of marble walls, his personal altar stood, whitest marble upon which sat a golden image of Quenesti-Pah and the wing-spread platinum image of the Dragon's Lord, E'li, whom some in the outside named Paladine."
• "All the bondbirds set up a deafening chorus of replies, converging on the riders from every direction, and taking to their perches to go into full, wing-spread display."
• "It stood as tall as Nicholas, but its wing-spread covered half the wall."