1. (

• sweep ,
• expanse ,

) a wide scope; "the sweep of the plains" ;

2. (

• area ,
• expanse ,
• surface_area

) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area" ;

3. (

• expanse

) a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky ;