extension

Definition

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length, breadth, or time; an increase.

Etymology

From Middle English extensioun, from Old French estension, from Latin extensiō, extensiōnem.

Example Sentences

• "Next month the house is undergoing an extension."
• "Due to the unforeseen circumstances, you are allowed an extension of two weeks to complete the task."
• ""Keep off Conductor Rails" said red-painted notices at the platform ends, for third-rails were laid in many places even where electric trains never normally ran, and there had been many rumours of impending electrification of the Wirral, as a natural extension of the Mersey system, a quarter of a century before the change was actually made."

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