span vs drawbridge

drawbridge vs span

span and drawbridge both are nouns.

span is a verb but drawbridge is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
span	Yes	No	Yes	No
drawbridge	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, drawbridge is a hyponym of span; that is, drawbridge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than span:

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

Other hyponyms of span include Bailey bridge, cantilever bridge, cattle grid, cattle guard, covered bridge, lift bridge, footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian bridge, flyover, overpass, bateau bridge, floating bridge, pontoon bridge, rope bridge, steel arch bridge, suspension bridge, toll bridge, trestle bridge, truss bridge, viaduct.

span (noun)	drawbridge (noun)
the act of sitting or standing astride	a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
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

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

Difference between span and drawbridge

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