spans in English

noun
1
the full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.
a warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet
2
a rope with its ends fastened at different points to a spar or other object in order to provide a purchase.
verb
1
(of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of.
the stream was spanned by a narrow bridge

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1. Her stage career spans sixty years.

2. Peters Canyon Bikeway spans 2.9 mi

3. The minimum set of vectors that spans the space that it's a Basis of, spans the subspace

4. Cubit (2 spans / 6 handbreadths)

5. It concisely spans the field.

6. A bridge spans the river there.

7. A robin's song spans less than an octave.

8. This film spans the years of 1996 to 2006.

9. Auriga spans 14 degrees of the Zodiac in …

10. His research spans a wide range of fields.

11. Indian cultural history spans more than 4,500 years.

12. Such terms presuppose a division of time into diurnal spans.

13. The company mixes engine oils, also shortening engines life spans.

14. And a roach spans a crevice in the floor.

15. Transend are continually looking for shareware that spans a wide spectrum.

16. The knowledge of nature -- Nature's spans -- Natural Coexistents -- The cosmos

17. Atlas’ spacious bathroom spans the entire rear of the motorhome

18. The reticular Activating system spans an extensive portion of the brainstem

19. The time-scale involved is seldom measurable, but spans many generations.

20. The organ boasts a substantial repertoire, which spans over 500 years.

21. The knowledge of nature -- Nature\'s spans -- Natural Coexistents -- The cosmos

22. The concept spans conceptions from absolute monism to henotheism, monotheism and polytheism.

23. Find out just how far our nationwide cell phone Coverage map spans.

24. Bass Clarinets have a broad range that spans nearly 4 octaves

25. A Capability is a higher-level solution behavior that typically spans multiple ARTs

26. Today, we're delving into a honey-soaked dessert that spans cultures and continents: Baklava

27. Below is a complete Bonanza episode list that spans the show's entire TV run

28. Bridge, structure that spans horizontally between supports, whose function is to carry vertical loads.

29. It spans approximately 100 shots, which will be produced as a DVD.

30. These original rails still exist to the girder spans of the bridge.

31. Multi-span bridges require piers to support ends of spans unsupported by aButments.

32. We should build a partnership that spans the entirety of the human endeavour .

33. Dr. Gadzikwa's career spans over 25 years in the public and private sector.

34. Find out more about Steinberg and its history that spans more than 25 years.

35. Brooks, whose district spans Alabama's Tennessee Valley, delivered a fiery speech at the Jan

36. Energy absorption spans the full solar spectrum including infrared, visible and near ultraviolet wavelengths.

37. Given current attention spans, it may as well have come out during the Pleistocene.

38. — surveys of the life spans of the equipment in which the subject engines are installed,

39. Our selection of used Bassoons spans a large range of brands and ages

40. Coincidence spans from 1982 to the present, from the United Kingdom to Uganda

41. His diplomatic career spans more than 30 years, including posts in various embassies.

42. 25 The spans keep in line by using a simple micro switch system.

43. ABDOMINAL Aort A: spans from the T12 to L4 spinal levels, below the diaphragm

44. Camber is used in long spans with the purpose of counteracting deflection due to load

45. Acts spans a period of about 30 years, and takes us up to about A.D

46. The second abnormality is ‘W’-shaped, spans thoracic segments 11–13, and has a Cicatrised margin

47. Crossbeam definition: a beam that spans from one support to another Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

48. The reproductive period spans for about six months at which point aging symptoms begin to appear .

49. But the good news is that the gap between male and female life spans is narrowing.

50. The kids play along the bank, Clambering over a tree that spans the water