What is the spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports called?
span — The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like, between its supports. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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