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waybeam

waybeam noun: a longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge.

Noun

waybeam (plural waybeams)

  1. A longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge.
    • Oak waybeams, 28 ft. long × 14 in. wide × 9½ in. deep, resting in the troughs, support the track, which is laid with flat-bottom bridge rails, 56 ft. long, and weighing 126 lb. per yd.1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 149

Forms of waybeam

pluralwaybeams

Origin of waybeam

From way + beam.

Questions about waybeam

What does waybeam mean?
Waybeam means a longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge.
What part of speech is waybeam?
Waybeam is a noun.
What is the plural of waybeam?
The plural of waybeam is waybeams.

Words near waybeam in the dictionary

  1. Wayatinah
  2. wayback
  3. wayback machine
  4. wayback machines
  5. waybacks
  6. waybeam
  7. waybeams
  8. waybill
  9. waybilled
  10. waybilling
  11. waybills

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