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headspan

headspan noun: a support for overhead power lines on a railway, consisting of two towers on either side of a railway connected by cables.

Noun

headspan (plural headspans)

  1. A support for overhead power lines on a railway, consisting of two towers on either side of a railway connected by cables.

Forms of headspan

pluralheadspans

Origin of headspan

head + span

Questions about headspan

What does headspan mean?
Headspan means a support for overhead power lines on a railway, consisting of two towers on either side of a railway connected by cables.
What part of speech is headspan?
Headspan is a noun.
What is the plural of headspan?
The plural of headspan is headspans.

Words near headspan in the dictionary

  1. headsmen
  2. headspace
  3. headspaced
  4. headspaces
  5. headspacing
  6. headspan
  7. headspans
  8. headspin
  9. headspinning
  10. headspinningly
  11. headspins

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