span vs pontoon bridge

pontoon bridge vs span

span and pontoon bridge both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, pontoon bridge is a hyponym of span; that is, pontoon 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.
pontoon 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, floating bridge, rope bridge, steel arch bridge, suspension bridge, toll bridge, trestle bridge, truss bridge, viaduct.

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

Difference between span and pontoon bridge

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