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crossbracing

crossbracing noun: the use of diagonally crossing struts to add stability and rigidity to a structure.

Noun

crossbracing (countable and uncountable, plural crossbracings)

  1. The use of diagonally crossing struts to add stability and rigidity to a structure.

Forms of crossbracing

pluralcrossbracings
alternative formcross bracing
alternative formcross-bracing

Origin of crossbracing

From cross- + bracing.

Questions about crossbracing

What does crossbracing mean?
Crossbracing means the use of diagonally crossing struts to add stability and rigidity to a structure.
What part of speech is crossbracing?
Crossbracing is a noun.
What is the plural of crossbracing?
The plural of crossbracing is crossbracings.

Words near crossbracing in the dictionary

  1. crossbows
  2. crossbowsman
  3. crossbowsmen
  4. crossbowwoman
  5. crossbowwomen
  6. crossbracing
  7. crossbracings
  8. crossbreak
  9. crossbreaks
  10. crossbred
  11. crossbreds

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