span vs floating bridge

floating bridge vs span

span and floating bridge both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, floating bridge is a hyponym of span; that is, floating bridge 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.
floating bridge: a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons

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

span (noun)	floating bridge (noun)
the act of sitting or standing astride	a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons
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)	floating bridge (verb)
to cover or extend over an area or time period

Difference between span and floating bridge

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