trestle bridge vs span

span vs trestle bridge

trestle bridge and span both are nouns.

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

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

As nouns, span is a hypernym of trestle bridge; that is, span is a word with a broader meaning than trestle bridge:

trestle bridge: a bridge supported by trestlework
span: a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

Other hypernyms of trestle bridge include bridge.

trestle bridge (noun)	span (noun)
a bridge supported by trestlework	the act of sitting or standing astride
	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

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

Difference between trestle bridge and span

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