mainspan

English

noun
Definitions
  • The length of suspended roadway between the towers of a bridge.

Etymology

Compound from English main (power, might, force, strength) + English span (pair of horses, the distance between two ends of a thing, non-gloss definition).

Origin

English

span

Gloss

pair of horses, the distance between two ends of a thing, non-gloss definition

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