spanned
Extended from end-to-end
Spanned is the past tense of span—to extend across or stretch from one point to another.
A bridge spanned the river.
Her career spanned four decades.
The word emphasizes coverage of distance, time, or range: The empire spanned three continents.
His interests spanned everything from physics to poetry.
Having protection atop
- includedMade part of
- embracedHeld someone warmly
- comprisedFormed by combining
- containedKept within limits
incorporated · extended · ranged · reached · swept · crossed · traversed · straddled
Measure of extent
- gapUnfilled space between
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- stretchPull to extend
- breadthExtent across something
width · chasm · gorge · ravine · canyon · divide · void · space
covered
Having protection atop
contained · incorporated · extended · ranged · reached · swept · crossed · traversed · straddled · linked
length
Measure of extent
breadth · width · chasm · gorge · ravine · canyon · divide · void · space · separation
duration
Length of existence
epoch · decades · centuries · years · lifetime · generations · career · reign · tenure · millennia
bridge
Structure spanning an obstacle
- archCurved spanning structure
- viaductArched span crossing valleys
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
overpass · trestle · footbridge · suspension · causeway · flyover · crossing · culvert · skyway · gangway
spannedpartial
Favoring one side
incomplete · limited · concentrated · localized · confined
spanneddisconnected
Separated from a source
unbridged · gapped · severed · interrupted · separated
spannedcompressed
Reduced by pressure
shortened · contracted · condensed · truncated · shrunk
- thrown a spanner in the worksDeliberately caused malfunction
- spanner in the worksDeliberate disruption to plans
- throw a spanner in the worksDeliberately cause malfunction
- put a spanner in the worksDeliberately disrupt smooth operations
- throwing a spanner in the worksIntentionally disrupting a process
- throw a spanner into the worksDeliberately disrupt smooth operations