A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
English: bridge, span
spanEnglish
span, sponge, brace, bridge, couple
Rare
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Noun
Two items of the same kind
English: couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
The complete duration of something
English: span
5 more noun senses
The distance or interval between two points
English: span
The act of sitting or standing astride
English: straddle, span
A unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand (usually taken as 9 inches)
English: span
Bahasa: jengkal
Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework, usually occurs in sessile colonies
English: sponge, poriferan, parazoan
Bahasa: bunga karang
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A porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
English: sponge
Bahasa: busa
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Verb
To cover or extend over an area or time period
English: cross, traverse, span, sweep
Bahasa: luas, menjelajahi, menjangkau, menjelajah, terbentang, mengarungi, keluasan, mencoreng
Adjective
Of such close construction as to be impermeable
English: tight
Bahasa: keras, ketat, erat, sempit, kencang, sesak, tegang, ciut
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