2. Noun. The process by which something is spanned. ¹
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Definition of Spanning
1. span [v] - See also: span
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spanning
Literary usage of Spanning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Supplementary Volume[s]. by John Lawson Stoddard (1902)
"When the great drawbridge, spanning the moat in the rear of the city, is raised,
the isolation of Valetta is complete; but even beyond this trench, ..."
2. Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1908)
"As previously stated, the power is brought across the Niagara River by means of
aerial cables spanning the river, and delivery of the power is taken by the ..."
3. John L. Stoddard's Lectures: Illustrated and Embellished with Views of the by John Lawson Stoddard (1903)
"spanning this foaming torrent is the sacred bridge of Nikko, whose floor and
sides are covered with beautiful red lacquer, as smooth to the touch as ..."
4. History of Pittsburgh and Environs, from Prehistoric Days to the Beginning by George Thornton Fleming (1922)
"Within the city itself are some of the loftiest and handsomest bridges in the
United States, notably those bridges spanning the Pennsylvania and Baltimore ..."
5. A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia: And an Account of by Albert Hastings Markham, Sherard Osborn (1874)
""spanning ON." EDNESDAY, April 3oth, was the original day named for our departure
from Dundee ; but owing to delay in the arrival of our coals, ..."
6. A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay and the Gulf of Boothia: And an Account of by Albert Hastings Markham, Sherard Osborn (1874)
""spanning ON." EDNESDAY, April soth, was the original day named for our departure
from Dundee ; but owing to delay in the arrival of our coals, ..."
7. The Technical World Magazine (1910)
"A decade ago we began pouring it into what were then miraculously thin walls and
floors for buildings—yesterday we talked of spanning the Hudson River with ..."
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