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waybeams

waybeams is the plural of waybeam.

Meaning of waybeam

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

Questions about waybeams

What is waybeams the plural of?
Waybeams is the plural of waybeam.

Words near waybeams in the dictionary

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

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