span

Meanings

• the complete duration of something
  • "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
• the distance or interval between two points
• two items of the same kind
• a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
• 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
• to cover or extend over an area or time period; ,
  • "The parking lot spans 3 acres"
  • "The novel spans three centuries"

Synonyms

brace, bridge, couple, couplet, cross, distich, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, straddle, sweep, traverse, twain, twosome, yoke