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Meanings of span roof in English

A single-ridge roof that terminates at gable ends.

        Usage of span roof in English
        1
        It was a long hall with a single- span roof, full of gleaming belts, pipes, and vats.
        The Reality Dysfunction
        2
        Is the half-fluid resin unsuitable for the wide- spanned roofs which would have to be constructed when the diameter of the helical passage exceeded certain limits?
        Bramble-Bees and Others