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clearspan

noun

Etymology

From clear + span.

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

Definitions

  1. A span between e.g. roof timbers that is clear of obstructions.

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