cattle guard vs span

span vs cattle guard

cattle guard and span both are nouns.

cattle guard is not a verb while span is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cattle guard	Yes	No	No	No
span	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, span is a hypernym of cattle guard; that is, span is a word with a broader meaning than cattle guard:

cattle guard: a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle
span: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

Other hypernyms of cattle guard include bridge.

cattle guard (noun)	span (noun)
a bridge over a ditch consisting of parallel metal bars that allow pedestrians and vehicles to pass, but not cattle	the act of sitting or standing astride
	a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
	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)
	two items of the same kind
	the complete duration of something

cattle guard (verb)	span (verb)
	to cover or extend over an area or time period

Difference between cattle guard and span

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