Span

To cover or extend over an area or time period

Examples

The parking lot spans 3 acres

The novel spans three centuries

Two items of the same kind

A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

The act of sitting or standing astride

A unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)

The complete duration of something

Has types

Attention span

Examples

The job was finished in the span of an hour

The distance or interval between two points

Type of

Distance