Usually means: Support structure for launching rockets.
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  1. strongback: Merriam-Webster
  2. strongback: Wiktionary
  3. strongback: Dictionary.com
  4. Strongback (girder), Strongback: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (strongback)

noun:  (nautical) The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
noun:  (nautical) A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
noun:  (carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
noun:  (sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
noun:  (space science) A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.

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