Definition of outspan in English:

outspan

verboutspanning, outspans, outspanned ˈaʊtspan

[with object]South African

1Unharness (an animal) from a wagon.
给（牲畜）卸轭
the wagons were drawn up beside the road and the oxen outspanned
车都拉到了路边，牛也都卸了轭。
no object they outspanned at the hotel
他们在旅店给拉车的牲畜卸了轭。
Example sentencesExamples
- We then outspanned for the night.
他们在旅店给拉车的牲畜卸了轭。
1. 1.1no object Rest or camp at the side of the road while travelling by wagon.
  （乘牛车或马车旅行途中）在路边休息（或宿营）
  we used to outspan for five or six hours in the heat of the day
  我们过去常在一天最热的时候在路边休息五六个小时。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I outspanned on what is now Market Square and let the oxen graze there whilst I walked up to where my Aunt lay ill in a tent.
  Synonyms
  pitch tents, set up camp, pitch camp, encamp, bivouac

nounPlural outspans ˈaʊtspan

South African

A place for grazing or camping on a wagon journey.
（坐牛车或马车旅行途中的）卸轭之地
Example sentencesExamples
- The trekking routes and outspans - a term derived from unyoking a team of oxen - became major channels of communication into the interior.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Dutch uitspannen 'unyoke'.

Rhymes

Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan

单词	outspan
释义	Definition of outspan in English: outspan verboutspanning, outspans, outspanned ˈaʊtspan [with object]South African 1Unharness (an animal) from a wagon. 给（牲畜）卸轭 the wagons were drawn up beside the road and the oxen outspanned 车都拉到了路边，牛也都卸了轭。 no object they outspanned at the hotel 他们在旅店给拉车的牲畜卸了轭。 Example sentencesExamples We then outspanned for the night. 他们在旅店给拉车的牲畜卸了轭。 1.1no object Rest or camp at the side of the road while travelling by wagon. （乘牛车或马车旅行途中）在路边休息（或宿营） we used to outspan for five or six hours in the heat of the day 我们过去常在一天最热的时候在路边休息五六个小时。 Example sentencesExamples I outspanned on what is now Market Square and let the oxen graze there whilst I walked up to where my Aunt lay ill in a tent. Synonyms pitch tents, set up camp, pitch camp, encamp, bivouac nounPlural outspans ˈaʊtspan South African A place for grazing or camping on a wagon journey. （坐牛车或马车旅行途中的）卸轭之地 Example sentencesExamples The trekking routes and outspans - a term derived from unyoking a team of oxen - became major channels of communication into the interior. Origin Early 19th century: from Dutch uitspannen 'unyoke'. Rhymes Aberfan, Adrianne, an, Anne, artisan, astrakhan, ban, began, Belmopan, bipartisan, bran, can, Cannes, Cézanne, Cheyenne, clan, courtesan, cran, dan, Dayan, Diane, divan, élan, Elan, fan, flan, foreran, Fran, Friedan, Gell-Mann, gran, Han, Hunan, Ivan, Jan, Japan, Jinan, Joanne, Kazan, Klan, Kordofan, Lacan, Lausanne, Leanne, Limousin, Louvain, man, Mann, Marianne, Milan, Moran, nan, Oran, outran, Pan, panne, parmesan, partisan, pavane, pecan, Pétain, plan, Pusan, ran, rataplan, rattan, Rosanne, Sagan, Saipan, saran, scan, scran, sedan, span, spick-and-span, Spokane, Suzanne, Tainan, tan, than, tisane, trepan, van, vin, Wuhan, Xian, Yerevan, Yunnan, Zhongshan
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