Usually means: Secondary roof support between purlins.
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  1. subpurlin: Merriam-Webster
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Definitions from Wiktionary (subpurlin)

▸ noun:  A structural member laid across the purlins.

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subline, subsp, subjoined, subgoal, subbing, sublessee, subaccount, subtrahend, submitter, subreption, more...

Opposite:
ridge beam, rafter, truss, joist

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Similar:
subline, subsp, subjoined, subgoal, subbing, sublessee, subaccount, subtrahend, submitter, subreption, more...

Opposite:
ridge beam, rafter, truss, joist



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