The bridge has a span of 100 meters.
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Span
/spæn/
Synonyms for "span" (424 found)
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Closest matches (85)
Noun(12 words)
a breathaccoupleaccumulateaceaesthetic distanceagglutinateamassamplitudeappraiseappreciateapsearcadearcaturearcharch overarched roofarchwayarticulateassayassemble
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assessassociatebandbascule bridgebateau bridgebeambestraddlebestridebifrostbitbondbothbowshotbracebracketbreadthbreathbridgebridge overbrief spanbroadnesscalculatecalibratecalipercambercantilever bridgecarrycatwalkceilinged roofcementchaincheck a parameterclap togetherclearanceclose quartersclose rangecollectcombinecompasscomprisecomputeconcamerationconcatenateconchaconglobulateconjoinconjugateconnectcopulatecouple
Determiner(1 words)
a wide range
Strong matches (127)
couple upcoupletcoursecovecovercrackcrosscupoladaydeep spacedepths of spacedialdistancedistance acrossdistichdivergencedividedomedouble harnessdouble-harness
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double-teamdoubletdrawbridgeduadduetduodurationdyadearreachearshotembraceencompassenvironequipageestimateevaluateexpanseextendextend overextensionextentfarnessfateful momentfathomfetchfloating bridgeflyoverfootagefootbridgefour-in-handfullnessgangboardgangplankgangwaygathergaugegeodesic domegluegogo outgo overgraduategunshothairhair spacehairbreadthhairsbreadthhang overholdhouriglooimbricateinchincludeinfinityinstantintervaljoinjuncturejutkairoskeystoneknotlaplap overlatitudelay togetherleagueleewaylengthlengthinesslielie overlift bridgelight yearlight-yearslinear measures
Noun(27 words)
Verb(2 words)
crosskeep original time
Adjective(1 words)
historical period
Related words (212)
linklittlelittle bitlittle wayslittle whilelong timelongitudelongnesslump togethermarginmarrymarshalmassmatchmatematesmeasuremensuratemergemete
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metermileageminutemobilizemomentmoment of truthno timeogiveoverall lengthoverarchoverbridgeovercrossingoverhangoverlapoverlieoverpassoverridepacepairpair of winkspair offparsecsperiodperpetuityperspectivepiecepiece togetherpistol shotplumbpointpontoon bridgepregnant momentprizeprobepsychological momentput togetherquantifyquantizerandemrangeratereachreach outremotenessrigriggingroll into oneroperope bridgerunseasonseparationset of twoshingleshort distanceshort pieceshort spellshort timeshort waysizesize upskewbacksmall spacesoldersoundspacespellspikespike teamspitting distancesplicespreadspurtstagestepstepping stonestepping-stonestepstonestick togetherstraddlestretchstretch outstridesurroundsurveysuspension bridgesweepswing bridgetake a readingtake intandemtapeteamteam uptermthe twothree-upthrust outtietimetime lagtoll bridgetriangulateturnouttwaintwotwo shakestwosomeunicornunifyunitevaluatevaluevaultvaultingviaductvoussoirwaywaysweighweldwhilewidenesswidthyardageyoke
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(53 words)
Determiner(1 words)
the distance
Preposition(2 words)
to a greater extentto the extent
Related word relations
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More general
41 entriesShowing 16 of 41 words.
More specific
41 entriesShowing 16 of 41 words.
Collocations
23 entriesacross a spanbroad spanlife spanlifespanlong spanshort spanspan a distancespan a gapspan acrossspan across the valleyspan betweenspan lengthspan multiple topicsspan of influencespan of timespan of years
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Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
8 entriesTranslations
7 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- jänneväli noun (length between supports)
Hungarian
2 entries- fesztávolság noun (length between supports)
- szárnytávolság noun (length between supports)
Māori
1 entries- tāwhana noun (length between supports)
Russian
1 entries- пролёт noun (length between supports)
Swedish
1 entries- spann noun (length between supports)
Ukrainian
1 entries- перекриття́ noun (length between supports)
Sample sentences
29 total sentences available.
Thanks to these discoveries, man's life span has become twice as long as before.
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Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.
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According to a recent study, the average life span of the Japanese is still increasing.
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