floating bridge vs span

span vs floating bridge

floating bridge and span both are nouns.

floating bridge is not a verb while span is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
floating bridge	Yes	No	No	No
span	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

floating bridge: a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
span: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

Other hypernyms of floating bridge include bridge.

floating bridge (noun)	span (noun)
a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons	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

floating bridge (verb)	span (verb)
	to cover or extend over an area or time period

Difference between floating bridge and span

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