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mainspans

mainspans is the plural of mainspan.

Meaning of mainspan

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

Questions about mainspans

What is mainspans the plural of?
Mainspans is the plural of mainspan.

Words near mainspans in the dictionary

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

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