span vs rope bridge

rope bridge vs span

span and rope bridge both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, rope bridge is a hyponym of span; that is, rope 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.
rope bridge: a bridge consisting of ropes

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, pontoon bridge, steel arch bridge, suspension bridge, toll bridge, trestle bridge, truss bridge, viaduct.

span (noun)	rope bridge (noun)
the act of sitting or standing astride	a bridge consisting of ropes
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)	rope bridge (verb)
to cover or extend over an area or time period

Difference between span and rope bridge

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