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hammer beam truss

hammer beam truss noun: a kind of roof truss, so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.

Noun

hammer beam truss (plural hammer beam trusses)

  1. A kind of roof truss, so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.

Forms of hammer beam truss

pluralhammer beam trusses
alternative formhammer-beam truss
alternative formhammerbeam truss

Questions about hammer beam truss

What does hammer beam truss mean?
Hammer beam truss means a kind of roof truss, so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.
What part of speech is hammer beam truss?
Hammer beam truss is a noun.
What is the plural of hammer beam truss?
The plural of hammer beam truss is hammer beam trusses.

Words near hammer beam truss in the dictionary

  1. hammer and sickle
  2. hammer and tongs
  3. hammer away
  4. hammer beam
  5. hammer beam roof
  6. hammer beam truss
  7. hammer beams
  8. hammer bench
  9. hammer benches
  10. hammer blast
  11. hammer blasts

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