width
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A volunteer guard stood watch from within, peering out into the parking lot, scanning for activity, opening the door just one body’s width to let people slide in, or out, as needed.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
The ship, spanning the width of a soccer pitch, was equipped with two bars, a library and a sauna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
On 2 October, they decided to install a net spanning the width of the canal to stop her from returning.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Many people incorrectly interpret the width of the cone as an indication of a storm's physical size, rather than understanding what the graphic is intended to communicate about the uncertainty in its projected track.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Foaly tapped a few more keys, and Artemis’s deep blue eyes expanded to the width of the screen.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
Drilling delivered high gold grades, strong widths, and mineralized extensions, says analyst Mike Millikan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
The idea was that properties would be continuously redeveloped and that the streets would eventually reach new, consistent widths.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
The team selected locations with different river volumes, widths, channel types and glacial silt content.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 15, 2024
For each material, you can choose among a variety of depths and widths.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
I could no longer use only my eyes to guess heights and widths and all that.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
Vocabulary lists containing width
Geometry - Introductory
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Measurement and Data, List 2
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Geometry (Base List)
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