envergure

French

Etymology

From en- +‎ vergue (“yard”) +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.vɛʁ.ɡyʁ/

Noun

envergure f (plural envergures)

1. (of an aircraft) wingspan
2. (figuratively) scale; magnitude

   une offensive d’envergure ― a large-scale offensive operation

Descendants

• Esperanto: enverguro

Further reading

• “envergure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.