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overspan

verb
/ˌəʊvəˈspæn/UK/ˌoʊvɚˈspæn/US

Etymology

From over- + span.

  1. derived from *(s)pend-✻ — “to stretch”
  2. inherited from *spannō✻ — “span, handbreadth”
  3. inherited from spann
  4. inherited from spanne
  5. prefixed as overspan — “over + span”

Definitions

  1. To reach or extend over.

    • The place for the fuel is carried up ſtrait on both ſides, till about three feet high ; then they almoſt fill it with wood, and over that lay a covering of ſea-coal, and then overſpan the arch[…]
    • The majestic proportions of this bridge may be partly realized by a few comparisons. […] This bridge would overspan the Capitol at Washington and clear the top of the dome by 51 feet.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA