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king truss — noun : a truss framed with a king post * * * Building Trades. a truss having a king post … Useful english dictionary
king-truss — /ˈkɪŋ trʌs/ (say king trus) noun a truss framed with a kingpost …
Truss bridge — for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support Ancestor Beam bridge[ … Wikipedia
King-post — n. (Carp.) A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king post … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
king post — king′ post or king′post n. bui a structural member running vertically between the apex and base of a triangular roof truss • Etymology: 1770–80 … From formal English to slang
king post — n. Carpentry a vertical supporting post between the apex of a triangular truss and the base, or tie beam, as at the ridge of a roof: cf. QUEEN POST: see FRAME … English World dictionary
King post — Crown posts in the nave roof at Old Romney church, Kent, England … Wikipedia
Truss — For other uses, see Truss (disambiguation). In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes.… … Wikipedia
king post — noun post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss • Hypernyms: ↑post * * * noun 1. : a vertical member connecting the apex of a triangular truss (as of a roof) with the base called also crown post; see roof illustration 2. : a… … Useful english dictionary
King — n. & v. n. 1 (as a title usu. King) a male sovereign, esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent State. 2 a person or thing pre eminent in a specified field or class (railway king). 3 a large (or the largest) kind of plant, animal, etc. (king… … Useful english dictionary
