Defenition of the word span
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Defenition of the word span
- allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- two items of the same kind
- to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"
- the distance or interval between two points
- a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
- the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
- the act of sitting or standing astride
- a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"
- the complete duration of something
- to cover or extend over an area or time period
Synonyms for the word span
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- brace
- bridge
- couple
- couplet
- cross
- distich
- doubleton
- duad
- duet
- duo
- dyad
- pair
- straddle
- sweep
- traverse
- twain
- twosome
- yoke
Meronymys for the word span
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- arch
- call
- call option
- pier
- put
- put option
- transit
- transportation
- transportation system
- trestle
Hyponyms for the word span
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- attention span
- Bailey bridge
- bateau bridge
- cantilever bridge
- cattle grid
- cattle guard
- covered bridge
- doubleton
- drawbridge
- floating bridge
- flyover
- flypast
- footbridge
- lift bridge
- overcrossing
- overpass
- pedestrian bridge
- pontoon bridge
- rope bridge
- steel arch bridge
- suspension bridge
- toll bridge
- trestle bridge
- truss bridge
- viaduct
Hypernyms for the word span
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- 2
- construction
- continuance
- continue
- cover
- deuce
- distance
- duration
- extend
- II
- linear measure
- linear unit
- motility
- motion
- move
- movement
- structure
- two
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