span vs trestle bridge

trestle bridge vs span

span and trestle bridge both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, trestle bridge is a hyponym of span; that is, trestle 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.
trestle bridge: a bridge supported by trestlework

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, rope bridge, steel arch bridge, suspension bridge, toll bridge, truss bridge, viaduct.

span (noun)	trestle bridge (noun)
the act of sitting or standing astride	a bridge supported by trestlework
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)	trestle bridge (verb)
to cover or extend over an area or time period

Difference between span and trestle bridge

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