span¹ /span/

1. The total spread or stretch
2. The distance between abutments, piers, supports, etc, or the portion of a structure (eg a bridge) between
3. The distance between the wing tips of an aeroplane
4. A stretch of time, esp of life
5. The space from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger when the fingers are extended
6. Nine inches

1. To stretch over
2. To arch over
3. To bridge
4. To encompass
5. To measure by spans
6. To measure

spanˈless adjective

That cannot be spanned or measured

spanˈ-counter or spanˈ-farthing noun

A game in which one tries to throw a counter or coin within a span of one's opponent's

span loading noun (aerodynamics)

The gross weight of an aircraft divided by the square of the span

spanˈ-long adjective

Of the length of a span

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