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mainspan

mainspan noun: the length of suspended roadway between the towers of a bridge.

Noun

mainspan (plural mainspans)

  1. The length of suspended roadway between the towers of a bridge.
    • The bridge has a cable-stayed mainspan.2007 August 7, William J. Broad, “From Fresh Ideas and Better Steel, Safer Bridges”, in New York Times

Forms of mainspan

pluralmainspans

Origin of mainspan

From main + span.

Questions about mainspan

What does mainspan mean?
Mainspan means the length of suspended roadway between the towers of a bridge.
What part of speech is mainspan?
Mainspan is a noun.
What is the plural of mainspan?
The plural of mainspan is mainspans.

Words near mainspan in the dictionary

  1. mainsleaze
  2. mainspace
  3. mainspaced
  4. mainspaces
  5. mainspacing
  6. mainspan
  7. mainspans
  8. mainspar
  9. mainspars
  10. mainspring
  11. mainsprings

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