bressummer
bressummer noun: 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).
Noun
bressummer (plural bressummers)
- 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).
- Once the floor joists were in position, the framing of the next storey could continue, with a bressummer laid along their ends.1986, R. J. Brown, Timber-Framed Buildings of England, London: R. Hale, →ISBN, page 63
- East Lodge at Queen's Park, Crewe, dates from 1887-1888. Its bressummer inscription commemorates the Jubilee of Queen Victoria and the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Grand Junction Railway.2022 September 7, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Railway towns and a social revolution”, in RAIL, number 965, page 56, photo caption
bressummer meaning in Tamil
bressummer in Tamil
- பாம்புச்சட்டம், வாரவட்டை, வாரப்பட்டை
Forms of bressummer
| plural | bressummers |
|---|---|
| alternative form | breastsummer |
| alternative form | bressemer |
| alternative form | bressumer |
| alternative form | brestsummer |
| alternative form | breastsommer |
| alternative form | bressomer |
Origin of bressummer
Alteration of breastsummer, from breast (“front or forward part”) + summer (“beam”).
Questions about bressummer
- What does bressummer mean?
- Bressummer means 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).
- What is bressummer in Tamil?
- Bressummer in Tamil is பாம்புச்சட்டம், வாரவட்டை, வாரப்பட்டை. See Bressummer meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bressummer?
- Bressummer is a noun.
- What is the plural of bressummer?
- The plural of bressummer is bressummers.
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