span
n 1: the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in
the span of an hour"
2: the distance or interval between two points
3: two items of the same kind [syn: {couple}, {doubleton}, {pair},
{twosome}, {twain}, {brace}, {yoke}, {couplet}, {distich},
{duo}, {duet}, {dyad}, {duad}]
4: a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human
hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
5: allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a
river or canal or railway etc. [syn: {bridge}]
6: the act of sitting or standing astride [syn: {straddle}]
v : to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor",
"The parking lot spans 3 acres" [syn: {cross}, {traverse},
{sweep}]