span

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two items of the same kind
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
the complete duration of something
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 act of sitting or standing astride
The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended
Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time
The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports
A rope having its ends made fast so that a purchase can be hooked to the bight
A pair of horses or other animals driven together
To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object
To reach from one side of to the order
To fetter, as a horse
To be matched, as horses

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