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fan out

fan out

 
pronunciation:
faen aUt
See:
fan
part of speech: phrase
definition: to separate or spread out widely, or cause to become widely separated or spread out as in the shape of an open fan.
The police captain ordered his officers to fan out as they began searching the woods.The peacock fanned out its tail.