Span | Mean of span in English Dictionary

/ˈspæn/

• Noun
• the period of time between two dates or events
1. a 25-year span
2. a brief time span
3. a brief span of time
4. The symphonies were composed over a span of eight years.
5. I received two job offers within the span of a week.
• the part of a bridge or other structure that goes across a space from one support to another
• the width of something from one side to the other
1. the span of his shoulders
2. It's a span of a few hundred miles to cross the state.
• Verb

• to continue throughout (a period of time)
1. His career as a singer spanned three decades.
• to cover or include (a wide area, a large number of things, etc.)
1. Their empire once spanned several continents.
2. Her academic interests span a wide variety of topics.
• to cross over (something)
1. A bridge spans the river.