outspan

ˈaʊtˌspæn

outspannedoutspanning

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Definition of outspan - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

South Africa

Dated

place where oxen are released from harness

Dated

We stopped at the outspan to rest the oxen.

layover

rest area

stopover

agriculture

Dated

area on a farm for travellers to rest animals

Dated

The farm had a large outspan for weary travellers.

lay-by

rest area

stopover

Verb

travel

intr.

Dated

stop for rest during a journey

intr.

Dated

They decided to outspan at a shaded spot for lunch..

pause

rest

harness removal

tr.

Dated

remove the harness from animals pulling a vehicle

tr.

Dated

After a long journey, they outspanned the oxen near the river..

unharness

unhitch

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area on a farm for travellers to rest animals

Origin of outspan

Afrikaans, uit (out) + span (span)

Examples of outspan in a sentence

Farmers gathered at the outspan for a meeting.
The outspan was a welcome sight after a long journey.
Farmers often provided an outspan for passing herders.
The travelers outspanned by the river for the night.
We will outspan here to rest the horses.
The farmer outspanned the horses at the end of the day.

They had to outspan the mules before setting up camp.

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French:aire de dételage, faire une pause, ...
German:Ausspannplatz, rasten, ...
Italian:area di sosta per buoi, fermarsi per riposare, ...
Spanish:descanso, hacer una parada, ...
Portuguese:local de descanso para bois, parar para descansar, ...
Chinese:休息地, 休息, ...
Japanese:アウトスパン, 休憩する, ...
Arabic:مكان استراحة الثيران, اِسْتَرَاحَ, ...
Hebrew:מָקוֹם מְנוּחָה, לַעֲצוֹר לְמְנוּחָה, ...
Russian:привал, остановиться на отдых, ...
Ukrainian:відпочинок, зупинитися для відпочинку, ...
Hindi:विश्राम स्थल, आराम करना, ...
Bengali:আউটস্প্যান, বিশ্রাম নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:parada, descansar, ...
Czech:odpočívadlo, zastavit se k odpočinku, ...
Danish:opholdssted, holde pause, ...
Dutch:uitspanplek, pauzeren, ...
Greek:σημείο ανάπαυσης, κάνω στάση, ...
Hungarian:ökörkifogó hely, megállni pihenni, ...
Khmer:កន្លែងដោះគោចេញពីនឹម, ឈប់សម្រាក, ...
Korean:아웃스팬, 휴식을 취하다, ...
Persian:محل استراحت, استراحت کردن, ...
Polish:postój, zatrzymać się na odpoczynek, ...
Portuguese (BR):descanso, parar para descansar, ...
Romanian:loc de popas, a face o pauză, ...
Swedish:rastplats, stanna för vila, ...
Thai:ที่ปล่อยวัว, หยุดพักระหว่างการเดินทาง, ...
Turkish:dinlenme alanı, dinlenmek için durmak, ...
Vietnamese:bãi nghỉ, dừng lại để nghỉ ngơi, ...

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