lift bridge vs span

span vs lift bridge

lift bridge and span both are nouns.

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

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

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

lift bridge: a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
span: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

Other hypernyms of lift bridge include bridge.

lift bridge (noun)	span (noun)
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it	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

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

Difference between lift bridge and span

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