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- n the complete duration of something
the job was finished in the span of an hour - n the distance or interval between two points
- n two items of the same kind
- n a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
- n a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
- n the act of sitting or standing astride
- v 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
- Most hard clams, like the one featured here, have an average life span of just four to eight years.
- In that span of timethe period during which climatologists have been warning that greenhouse gases are steadily raising atmospheric and ocean temperaturesthe power of the .
- My attantion span has lengthened, I've got to those books I wanted to read and best of all, I can still get my C-SPAN--all 3 channels and the radio broadcast.