Word Finder - spanned

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To extend through the distance between or across.

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The suspension bridge spanned the canyon.

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To extend through (a time period).

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The novel spans three centuries.

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To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object.

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to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder

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To generate an entire space by means of linear combinations.

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To be matched, as horses.

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To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.

The river is spanned here by a railway bridge.

The river is spanned just above the Frei Hafen by a triple-arched railway bridge, 1339 ft.

The Salzach is spanned by four bridges, including a railway bridge.

The Pregel, spanned by many bridges, flows through the town in two branches, which unite below the Griine Briicke.

It is intersected by the sluggish Park river, which is spanned by ten bridges.

The Taff is spanned by two bridges, one a four-arched bridge rebuilt in 1858-1859 leading to Llandaff, and the other a cantilever with a central swinging span of 190 ft.

The walls were lined with blouses, formal wear, business wear, jackets, and other kinds of clothing, while displays of knit shirts, sweaters, jeans, and slacks spanned out before her.

The couple drove over the narrow wooden bridge that spanned Red Mountain Creek, and joined two other cars in the small parking area.

He hesitated, wondering if they had chosen a lower climbing spot, below the bridge that spanned the gorge.

The Neckar is spanned by two bridges.

A few miles above this point the river is spanned by the magnificent bridges of Cubzac-lesPonts, which carry a road and railway.

The medieval church had spanned the centuries by supposing that Christ's death was continuous down through the age in the sacrifice of the Mass; Protestant theology had nothing equivalent.

It lies on the right bank of the Elbe, which becomes here navigable for steamers and is spanned by an iron bridge 1700 ft.

The river is spanned by a road bridge (1878) and a railway bridge (1877) passing from the Boompjes to the North Island, whence they are continued to the further shore by swing-bridges through which the largest ships can pass to the upper river.

Budd's Inlet is spanned here by a wagon bridge and a railway bridge.

The town is built on a horseshoeshaped peninsula partly consisting of mud flats, which are spanned by causeways.

There were no cities or large towns before the arrival of the Norsemen; no stone bridges spanned the rivers; stepping stones or hurdle bridges at the fords or shallows offered the only mode of crossing the broadest streams, and connecting the unpaved roads or bridle paths which crossed the country over hill and dale from the principal dials.

It is the most eastern city of the United States, and is separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, which is spanned by a bridge.

The borough is built on an elevated bank of the river at the base of Montour Ridge, where the narrow valley appears to be shut in on every side by hills; the river is spanned by a steel bridge, built in 1905.

Research Traditionally my chief area of research has spanned a broad range of tectonic topics concentrating on the deformation of continental lithosphere.

Cruise holiday Mediterranean spanned overhead apparently stock exchanges carry.

Recessed central section is spanned by one story Doric columned porch with entablature and balustrade.

Tombs of the Greek period have mainly been found on the west of the town, outside the probable line of the walls, between the Hypsas and a small tributary, the latter having been spanned by a bridge, now called Ponte dei Morti, of which one massive pier, 45 ft.

For many years this southern projection of the northern wilderness was spanned by only one railway, and offered a serious hindrance to the development of the regions beyond; but settlements are now spreading to the north and rapidly filling up the gap between east and west.

On the 8th of January 1642 he closed his long life of triumph and humiliation, which just spanned the interval between the death of Michelangelo and the birth of Isaac Newton.

A little below the Boiling Pot, and almost at right angles to the falls, the cañon is spanned by a bridge (completed in April 1905) which forms a link in the Cape to Cairo railway scheme.

The Salter 's Edinburgh duck works by rotating around a long linkage spanned across wave crests.

Others have claimed to have paid twice the charge because of going over the spending limit because the charge spanned two payments terms.

Snoop Dogg is a hip hop legend, with a career that has spanned decades and withstood multiple arrests and personal reinventions.

Electric Light Orchestra, or ELO for short, achieved commercial and critical acclaim during their long career that spanned from 1970 to 1986.

In a career that spanned over half a decade, Chet Atkins became synonymous with everything Nashville in American music.

Bob Dylan tabs allow players to share in the artistry of this iconic musician whose career has spanned five decades and is still going strong.

Since the Art Deco period spanned almost three decades, there are plenty of furniture pieces still available on the secondary market.

While you can find "Colonial Costumes" as a category with several styles mixed in, bear in mind that the colonial period spanned over 100 years.

Thanks to its intriguing design, obvious brand name appeal and Hollywood following, the bag was a sellout and incurred a waitlist that spanned several months.

The long standing rivalry between these two families has followed a pattern of love and hate that has spanned several decades.

In a career that spanned more than five decades, Sinatra won accolades for film and music and became one of the most recognizable entertainers around the world.

But Roddenberry's Star Trek gave us the United Federation of Planets, a meta-government that spanned human space.

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) is considered (with good cause) one of the writers of science fiction's Golden Age, that period of ferment that spanned the fifties and sixties.

Lewis (1898 - 1963) has a literary career than spanned multiple genres.

Who was Deidre to interfere in something that spanned so long and involved two people who cared so much for each other?

It is built on a series of terraces, mostly on the west bank of the river, which is spanned here by a bridge 1100 ft.

Orihuela is situated in a beautiful and exceedingly fertile huerta, or tract of highly cultivated land, at the foot of a limestone bridge, and on both sides of the river Segura, which divides the city into two parts, Roig and San Augusto, and is spanned by two bridges.

The river is spanned with bridges, and its valley by two viaducts, the larger of which (completed in 1878 at a cost of more than $ 2,000,000), 3 211 ft.

The station buildings lie on the left bank of the river, which is here spanned by a fine old stone bridge.

The river is here spanned by a long iron and steel bridge connecting with East Hannibal, Ill.

In summer the heat and moisture are excessive, and the Aapies (which is spanned by four bridges) is liable to floods.

It lies on the Eger, which is spanned here by a suspension bridge, 210 ft.

Dunluce Castle, between Portrush and Bushmills, stands on a rock separated from the mainland by a chasm which is spanned by a bridge.

It is well situated upon the Brenta, which is here spanned by a covered wooden bridge, and commands fine views.