width

US /wɪdθ, wɪθ, wɪtθ/

UK /wɪdθ/

A1

noun

  • Distance from one side of something to the other
  • Piece of cloth that has been measured and cut

Examples

The snow had narrowed the width of the road to a single track. The road narrows to a width of just four metres.

The pattern goes across the full width of the material.