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strongbacks

strongbacks is the plural of strongback.

Meaning of strongback

Noun

strongback (plural strongbacks)

  1. The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501)
  2. A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501)
  3. A load-bearing post with a T-shaped cross-section, where the short T-tail prevents bowing of the long post.
  4. (sculpture) A backing pole used to reinforce and stabilize vertically-oriented sculptures.
  5. A vertical structure used to support and stabilize a rocket, often hosting fuel and power umbilical connections. Usually retracted immediately before launch.

Questions about strongbacks

What is strongbacks the plural of?
Strongbacks is the plural of strongback.

Words near strongbacks in the dictionary

  1. strongarm
  2. strongarmed
  3. strongarming
  4. strongarms
  5. strongback
  6. strongbacks
  7. strongbark
  8. strongbarks
  9. strongbox
  10. strongboxes
  11. stronger

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