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(automotive) An A-pillar.
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(carpentry) A brace across an interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypotenuse and securing the two side pieces together.
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(roofing) A metal roof panel, typically a double standing seam or batten seam; usually requires solid decking underneath and relies of slope to shed water
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(genericized trademark) A type of metal roadside safety barrier.
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(roof plumbing) A bracket used to fix downpipes to the wall of a building.
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(automotive) The vertical support dividing a car's front side window from its rear or central side window.
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(automotive) A B-pillar.
adj
(medicine) Placed on a spine board.
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The horizontal member of any balance (scale,) usually carrying pans at each end, supported at its center by a fulcrum.
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(filmmaking) Four hinged metal slats that come (or are attachable) on the front of cinema lights, used for shaping light and fastening light gels.
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(roofing) Plies or strips of roof membrane material used to close-off and/or seal a roof at the horizonta-to-vertical intersections. Membrane base flashing covers the edge of the field membrane.
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A solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.
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A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
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One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building; one of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones.
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(nautical) The structure that supports each end of a crossbeam
n
(architecture, proscribed) The unsupported span.
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(engineering) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed.
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Alternative form of belt course [(architecture) A continuous row or layer of stones or brick set in a wall.]
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the structure supporting a model railway layout
adj
Timbered; furnished with timber; built.
v
To cover with boards or boarding.
n
A short, horizontal structural timber between a post and a beam for enlarging the bearing area of the post and/or reducing the span of the beam.
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Timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally.
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A steel beam with a hollow rectangular cross section; used for constructing bridges etc.
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(architecture) Alternative spelling of bressummer [(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).]
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(architecture) Alternative spelling of bressummer [(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).]
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Alternative form of bressummer [(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).]
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(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).
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Alternative form of bressummer [(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).]
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(architecture) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight.
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Alternative form of buffer beam [(rail transport) A transverse metal beam at each end of a rail vehicle on which buffers, couplings, brake pipes etc. are mounted.]
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A metal bar or set of bars that are installed to protect the front or back of a vehicle.
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(automotive) A car door similar to scissor door, but while scissor doors move straight up via hinge points at the bottom of the A-pillar, butterfly doors move up and out via hinges along the A-pillar.
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A structural framing member with a cross section shaped like a squared-off letter C.
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(nautical) A unit of length equal to one tenth of a nautical mile.
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(architecture) A beam anchored at one end and projecting into space, such as a long bracket projecting from a wall to support a balcony.
adj
catenary; like a chain
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(architecture) A piece of wood fastened near the ends of the rafters, and projecting beyond the wall, to support two or three rows of tiles, so placed to prevent rainwater from trickling down the sides of the wall.
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(engineering) A horizontal member of a truss.
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(architecture) A horizontal piece of timber connecting and tying together two opposite rafters.
n
A framework or fabric, as of beams.
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(roofing) vertical wood strips installed on sloped roofs over which horizontal battens are secured. The primary roof covering is attached or secured to these horizontal battens.
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Alternative form of counter batten [(roofing) vertical wood strips installed on sloped roofs over which horizontal battens are secured. The primary roof covering is attached or secured to these horizontal battens.]
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A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters as a bearing for laths laid crosswise.
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Spars or timbers set up as a support against the side of a building.
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(obsolete) A support beam consisting of a post with a cross-beam resting upon it; a bracket or truss consisting of a vertical piece, a horizontal piece, and a strut.
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A beam lying crosswise; a rail.
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(shipbuilding) One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl.
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A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
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The use of diagonally crossing struts to add stability and rigidity to a structure.
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(architecture) A transverse structural support
n
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
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(automotive) The vertical support dividing a car's rear windscreen from its rear window (where the car has a central side window between the front and rear side windows; see C-pillar).
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(automotive) A D-pillar.
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A structure, used by some buildings, which is made up of triangles formed from beams of steel or sometimes other materials.
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(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
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A type of jetty that runs diagonally from one corner to another and supports the corner posts above, while being supported by corner posts below.
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The window of such an establishment adapted for such purpose.
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(carpentry, Scotland, New Zealand) A horizontal timber (or steel) section used in the construction of a building.
adj
Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground, whether set in excavated holes or otherwise.
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(British spelling, mechanical engineering) A steel beam linking the suspension of two or more adjacent axles of a vehicle with at least two axles, especially on railway locomotive bogies.
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A wooden beam supporting a wall, ceiling etc. which has been left uncovered by plasterboard for aesthetic effect, typically seen as imparting rustic or traditional charm.
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(historical) A board protecting the steps of a carriage from the dust thrown up by the wheels.
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(US) A truss used for roofs and bridges, having multiple diagonal members projecting down from the top of the end posts at a variety of angles to meet the bottoms of the vertical members.
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A wooden block built into the interior of a wall or floor, running perpendicular to stud and joist cavities, especially in balloon-frame construction, intended to inhibit the spread of fire within stud and/or joist cavities.
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(obsolete, architecture) The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters taken together.
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a tall structure used for burning off waste gas at oil refineries and other installations.
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(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
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A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
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A large sheet-metal stamping, often incorporating smaller welded stampings, that forms the floor of a large vehicle and the position of its external and structural panels.
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A (usually metal) plate used as industrial flooring.
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Alternative form of flashboarding [flashboards collectively]
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A form of arch that does not carry any vertical load, but is provided solely to supply outward horizontal forces, to resist an inwards compression. They are used across cuttings, to avoid them collapsing inwards.
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(construction) A timber in a wood frame that distributes a concentrated load.
adj
Furnished with fulcrums.
n
(architecture) A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam.
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A framework of steel bars resting on side supports to bridge over or around something.
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(architecture) Either of the pair of piers or pillars supporting a gate.
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A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
n
Girders collectively; a structure formed from girders.
n
A horizontal structural member of post and beam architecture, typically attached to bridge two or more vertical members such as corner posts.
n
A foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
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(rare) A timber beam used as the foundation for a building.
adj
(architecture) Of a building: constructed using a load-bearing timber frame with the spaces (panels) between the timbers filled with bricks, stone, or wattle and daub, etc. (the infill), especially if the timber frame is visible on the outside of the building.
adj
Alternative form of half-timbered [(architecture) Of a building: constructed using a load-bearing timber frame with the spaces (panels) between the timbers filled with bricks, stone, or wattle and daub, etc. (the infill), especially if the timber frame is visible on the outside of the building.]
n
(automotive) The interior fabric covering the roof of a vehicle.
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The supporting rail of a blind (such as a Venetian blind) that encloses its mechanism; a headbox.
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A beam that supports a bell.
n
(obsolete) A door, especially one partly of latticework.
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(carpentry) The post to which a gate or door is hinged.
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In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end post meets the top chord.
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(construction, architecture) In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.
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(construction) A telescoping steel post used for the temporary support of ceilings, walls, and trenches.
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(US) Any secondary roof timber, such as the common rafters resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves in some styles of building.
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(architecture) Any timber, such as a rafter, rib, or studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the others.
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(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.
n
(obsolete) Alternative form of jamb [(architecture, interior decorating, carpentry) Either of the vertical components that form the side of an opening in a wall, such as that of a door frame, window frame, or fireplace.]
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A technique used in mediaeval timber-frame buildings in which an upper floor projects beyond the dimensions of the floor below.
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A piece of timber or steel laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed.
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(engineering) A kind of truss shaped like the capital letter K.
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A central vertical supporting post used in architecture and bridge as well as in aircraft and ship design.
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A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
n
A bridge whose sides consist of cross-framing like latticework.
n
(bridge-building) A system of bars crossing in the middle to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as of a strut.
n
(construction) A board attached to a wall to provide support for attaching other structural elements (such as deck joists or roof rafters) to a building.
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Any of a series of horizontal boards, joined by vertical supports, but especially the topmost rail of a fence or balustrade
n
The horizontal timber of a scaffolding; a ledger.
n
(architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.
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Alternative form of lintel (“type of structural beam”) [(architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.]
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(engineering) A plate positioned between other components.
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The horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to enable alterations in the lower part.
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(carpentry) A horizontal beam used in the construction of a building, especially to strengthen upright posts.
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(roofing) The bottom flat part of a roofing panel that is between the ribs of the panel.
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A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.
n
Alternative spelling of patress [an adapting plate or mounting used to fix an object to a surface or a substrate where the difference in character between the object and that to which it is mounted prevents direct mounting, eg in fitting a flat panel to a curved surface]
n
(bridge building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
n
A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.
n
A plate or block above or below a carriage-reach, at the kingbolt.
n
(roofing) A square or rectangular pattern of ridges in a roof membrane or covering over insulation or deck joints.
n
A structural support comprising a length of wood, steel, or other construction material.
n
(carpentry) The horizontal timber supporting the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.
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A floor of boards or planks.
n
A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
n
(rare) A flat lintel over a door or window.
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(construction) A horizontal framing member at the top or bottom of a group of vertical studs.
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A beam built of steel plates and shapes welded or bolted together to form a deep beam larger than could be produced by a rolling mill.
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(politics, figuratively) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
n
A horizontal timber resting on the tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters. It differs from the plate in not resting on the wall.
n
(architecture) The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut, or to hold it partly open at a fixed point.
n
A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.
n
Alternative form of purlin [A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof.]
n
(architecture) One of the short pieces of timber on which the planks forming the floor of a scaffold are laid, one end resting on the ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole left in the wall temporarily for the purpose.
n
(architecture) A truss framed with queen posts.
v
(transitive) To make (timber, etc.) into rafters.
n
A long, thin wooden beam used as a border in driveways, to hold in soil in gardens, etc.
n
(historical) A ribbed board by which to raise the grain of leather.
n
(construction) A piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams.
n
(construction) A horizontal timber supporting the heels of rafters.
n
(New Zealand) A kind of sliding glass door with a moving panel that slides behind a fixed panel.
n
Alternative form of raising piece (“wall plate”) [(construction) A piece of timber laid on a brick wall, or on a frame, to carry one or more beams.]
adj
(construction) Supported with steel reinforcing bars.
n
The part of the side of a car below the doors.
n
(construction) A wall plate that receives the lower ends of the rafters of a roof.
n
Alternative form of roof-plate [(construction) A wall plate that receives the lower ends of the rafters of a roof.]
n
A girder consisting of two parallel wooden beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped together by iron bolts.
n
(construction) A theory describing the behaviour of a beam, plate, or shell consisting of three layers: two facesheets and one core.
n
(US) A light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.
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(roofing) a nonstructural wall erected around units or curbs on a roof. Typically the framing consists of girts with a wood or metal covering attached to the frame.
n
(architecture) Alternative form of shearwall [(architecture) An element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building]
n
Alternative form of shoebeam [(rail transport) A beam of non-conductive material (usually fibreglass or wood), attached to a train bogey that supports the pickup shoe.]
n
A panel immediately behind the rear door of a car, often contrasting in colour with the bodywork.
n
(construction) A threshold; horizontal structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings, or lying on the ground, and bearing the upright portion of a frame; a sill plate.
n
A metal plate affixed to the underside of a vehicle to prevent damage to key components in the undercarriage.
n
(carpentry) A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
n
A joist or beam of secondary importance.
n
(construction) A beam of considerable span, without central support; the tie beam of a truss.
n
(architecture) A square rod of wood standing flush with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.
n
A strong sill underneath a shop front window
n
One of a set of planks employed to form a sort of dam in certain hydraulic works. Particularly used in canals as a temporary measure following a major leakage.
adj
(architecture, of a floor) Whose boards are laid so that the joints form a continued line transverse to the length of the boards themselves.
n
A horizontal truss joining the queen posts in rafters.
n
(architecture) A short piece of timber in a truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters and keep them from slipping.
n
(architecture) A piece of timber used in building.
n
A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
n
(architecture) A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; especially one of the longitudinal pieces supporting a flight or run of stairs.
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(carpentry) A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
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(chiefly construction) A beam or rod providing support.
n
The timber framework for a lath and plaster wall.
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Upright timbers forming the framework of a wall.
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A structural member laid across the purlins.
n
(architecture, obsolete) a horizontal load-bearing beam in a building or other structure; (in later use) spec. the main beam supporting the girders or joists of a floor (or occasionally the rafters of a roof).
n
(engineering) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents it from swaying.
n
A door that is opened by either pushing or pulling from either side (i.e. opens both ways) and is not normally capable of being locked.
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(construction) A T-beam.
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(architecture) A short joist between a header and a wall.
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(architecture) A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of floor timbers.
n
A rod in a structure holding together different parts.
n
(historical) An English measure of length for rope, perhaps equivalent to the fathom.
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a horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating while forming the base of a triangular truss for a pitched roof.
n
(architecture) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.
n
(architecture) A method of construction using heavy timber beams, usually joined by tenon and mortice joints pegged together.
n
Alternative form of torsel [(carpentry) A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.]
n
(carpentry) A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.
n
The horizontal beam on a cross or gallows.
n
(architecture) A crossbeam.
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(obsolete) A beam; a lay of joints; a traverse.
n
A large heavy gauge metal plate used to span holes in streets to allow vehicular traffic across the gap.
n
A horizontal member supported near each end by a pair of divergent legs, such as sawhorses.
n
A concrete structure made up of three lengths, or bars, separated by air pockets, which is used to construct revetments such as breakwaters.
n
(architecture) A beam into which are framed the ends of headers in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys.
n
(aviation) A fore-and-aft horizontal beam at the lower end of the gear strut of a multi-axle landing gear bogie, upon which are mounted the multiple axles of the bogie.
n
(architecture) A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
adj
Having one or more turrets.
n
(obsolete) A plank six feet long and one foot across.
n
A horizontal timber used for supporting or retaining earth.
n
(structural engineering) A plank of wood, block of concrete, etc., used for support or to maintain required separation between components in order to help maintain the form of a construction under stress.
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(construction) A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter, or joist.
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Alternative form of wall plate [(construction) A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter, or joist.]
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(engineering) A truss employing a weight-saving design based on equilateral triangles.
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The interconnection between flanges in structural members, increasing the effective lever arm and so the load capacity of the member.
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A small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.
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Alternative spelling of window seat [A typically soft seat placed in a recess, for a window, in a wall, and filling the recess.]
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(architecture) The horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame.
n
(engineering) A kind of truss shaped like the letter X.
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