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a crowned metal beam, as of the deck of a ship.
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arch beam
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arch head — Mach. a vertical, arc shaped member fixed to the end of a walking beam, for supporting a chain from which a pump rod or the like is suspended in such a way as to let it rise and fall vertically. * * * … Universalium
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Camber arch — Camber Cam ber, n. [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F. cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr. camera vault, arch. See {Chamber}, and cf. {Camerate}.] 1. (Shipbuilding) An upward convexity of a deck or other surface; as, she … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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