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Buffer beam

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bufferbeamnounAlternative form of buffer beam. [(rail transport) A transverse metal beam at each end of a rail vehicle on which buffers, couplings, brake pipes etc. are mounted.]
fender beamnounA fender protecting a ship's side in dock.
buffernoun(computing) A portion of memory set aside to temporarily store data, often before it is sent to an external device or as it is received from an external device.
solebarnoun(rail transport, UK, Australia) One of the longitudinal beams running along either side of a railway vehicle, onto which the bodywork is mounted, in passenger-carrying vehicles usually forming the side or the base of the floor.
buffer stopnoun(rail transport, UK) a device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further.
beamshelfnoun(nautical) The structure that supports each end of a crossbeam
counter beamnounA beam spanning between walls or other beams, used for supporting ceiling joists.
dead blocknounEither of two wooden or iron blocks intended to serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car.
signal bridgenoun(rail transport, US) A structure built over railroad tracks on which signals are mounted.
beamnounA broad smile.
fork beamnoun(shipbuilding) A half beam to support a deck, where hatchways occur.
tie beamnouna horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating while forming the base of a triangular truss for a pitched roof.
bressummernoun(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).
baseplatenounA solid piece of material that has enough strength and sturdiness to serve as the surface to which other things are attached to be supported.
bedrailnounA rail at the head, foot, or side of a bed.
tie platenoun(rail transport) A steel plate used on rail tracks between flanged T rail and the crossties.
side chainnoun(organic chemistry) That part of a molecule attached to some core structure; a radical.
roofbeamnounAny of the beams that form a roof.
headboardnounA vertical panel, either plain or upholstered, attached to the head of a bed.
loading banknoun(rail transport, UK, dated) A platform, often with a ramp at one or both ends, provided in a railway goods yard for the purpose of loading and unloading goods wagons.

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