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ridgepoles

ridgepoles is the plural of ridgepole.

Meaning of ridgepole

Noun

ridgepole (plural ridgepoles)

  1. A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached.
    • In the middle of the floor was a pole of tough thornwood, to hold the end of the ridgepole.1952, Doris Lessing, Martha Quest, Panther, published 1974, page 21
  2. A horizontal pole that supports the roof of a ridge tent .

Questions about ridgepoles

What is ridgepoles the plural of?
Ridgepoles is the plural of ridgepole.

Words near ridgepoles in the dictionary

  1. ridgepiece
  2. ridgepieces
  3. ridgeplate
  4. ridgeplates
  5. ridgepole
  6. ridgepoles
  7. ridgerope
  8. ridgeropes
  9. ridges
  10. ridgeside
  11. ridgesides

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