[n] the act of sitting or standing astride
[n] a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
[n] the distance or interval between two points
[n] a unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
[n] two items of the same kind
[n] the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
[v] to cover a wide area; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"
Synonyms
brace, bridge, couple, couplet, cross, distich, doubleton, duad, duet, duo, dyad, pair, straddle, sweep, traverse, twain, twosome, yoke