Home › Words › L › linkspanlinkspanlinkspan means A kind of drawbridge used mainly to move vehicles on and off a ro-ro vessel or ferry.EtymologyFrom link + span.nounA kind of drawbridge used mainly to move vehicles on and off a ro-ro vessel or ferry.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.drawspan 75% match — The operational span of a drawbridge. vs linkspan →drawbridge 63% match — A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it). vs linkspan →drawbridged 61% match — Spanned by, or furnished with, a drawbridge. vs linkspan →footbridged 57% match — Spanned by a footbridge. vs linkspan →bridgeable 56% match — Able to be spanned by, or as if by, a bridge. vs linkspan →passerelle 55% match — A gangplank or platform used to board or leave a large yacht. vs linkspan →carous 55% match — A form of gallery or bridge, pivoted in the middle, fitted to ancient ships as a means of boarding an enemy vessel. vs linkspan →roro 54% match — A RORO ship. vs linkspan →