Bridge (4 letters)

{ Answer }

SPAN

{ Related Clues }

Attention ___
C-___
Extent
Team
Traverse
Twosome
Attention amount
Bridge unit
Decade or century
Extend across
Extend over
Full extent
Go over
Mule team
Nine inches
Pair of animals
Reach across
Spick's companion
Spick's partner
Stretch over
Time period
Cable TV's C-___
Time or life follower
Wing-to-wing measure

{ Tags }

across, breadth, bridge, cross, extent, go, horses, inches, measure, nine, over, oxen, pair, period, reach, span, spicks, stretch, team, time, wing

{ Notes }

The answer SPAN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SPAN as a noun:

1. the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"

2. the distance or interval between two points

3. (couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad) = two items of the same kind

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

5. (bridge, span) = a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

6. (straddle, span) = the act of sitting or standing astride

SPAN as a verb:

1. (cross, traverse, span, sweep) = to cover or extend over an area or time period; "Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres"; "The novel spans three centuries"