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turning-beam

turning-beam noun: synonym of tail-pole.

Noun

turning-beam (plural turning-beams)

  1. Synonym of tail-pole.
    • Old post-mills were turned or 'luffed' into the wind by a pole variously called the tail-pole, tail-beam, turning-beam, or tiller-beam.2011, Stanley Freese, Windmills and Millwrighting, Cambridge University Press, page 40
    Synonyms:
    tail-pole

Synonyms of turning-beam

Forms of turning-beam

pluralturning-beams

Questions about turning-beam

What does turning-beam mean?
Turning-beam means synonym of tail-pole.
What part of speech is turning-beam?
Turning-beam is a noun.
What is the plural of turning-beam?
The plural of turning-beam is turning-beams.

Words near turning-beam in the dictionary

  1. turning up the volume on
  2. turning up trumps
  3. turning upon
  4. turning upside down
  5. turning-away
  6. turning-beam
  7. turning-beams
  8. turning-evil
  9. turningness
  10. turnings
  11. turnip

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