Meaning
expanse, stretch
- a wide, continuous, and open area of land or water
In a sentence
Dalla cima della collina si ammirava una verde distesa di ulivi.
From the top of the hill, one could admire a green expanse of olive trees.
Davanti a noi si apriva una sterminata distesa di neve.
In front of us opened an endless expanse of snow.
La barca navigava tranquilla attraverso una calma distesa d'acqua.
The boat sailed peacefully across a calm stretch of water.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| distesa | feminine · singular |
| distese | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Derived from the past participle of 'distendere'. Often used in poetic or evocative descriptions.