headspan

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounheadspan (plural headspans)

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.

Origin

head + span

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

headspan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headspan

MLA

“headspan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headspan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headspan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headspan.

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