anchor span

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(on a suspension or cantilever bridge) a span from an anchorage to the nearest pier or tower.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Removing choice is bullying and seems a horrid basis on which to anchor your relationship.
Public Marriage Proposals Must Die|Tauriq Moosa|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She added: “NBC News is proud to have David in the important anchor chair of ‘Meet the Press.’ ”
David Gregory's 'Meet the Press' Eviction Exposed in Washingtonian Takedown|Lloyd Grove|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Have a kid here –what some pejoratively refer to as an “anchor baby” – and it is tougher to be deported.
The Progressive Case Against Birthright Citizenship|Keli Goff|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The human attention span is evolving in such a way that they can skip around.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life|David Yaffe|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

RELATED: Wing Span: The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (PHOTOS) Not everyone agreed with her assessment.
I Got Kicked Out Of The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show|Nico Hines|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At a quarter past seven he took his leave and we let drop our anchor where we were, off Cape Tekke.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Messrs. Spick and Span's representative was wounded in his tenderest point, but his firm carried out the order to the letter.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
Part of that idea was sham bric-à-brac, the rest was carte blanche to Messrs. Spick and Span.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
We embarked on the evening of the 28th of June, and weighed anchor before daybreak of the 29th.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
After you have repeated the Correlation, then repeat the two extremes, thus—“Anchor” … “Bolster.”
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)