💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Needle beam"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| tiebeamnoun | (architecture) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall. |
| waybeamnoun | (rail transport) A longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge. |
| bond timbernoun | (construction) A wooden beam integrated into masonry walls in order to strengthen the structure by tying sections together longitudinally. |
| beamnoun | A broad smile. |
| spring beamnoun | (construction) A beam of considerable span, without central support; the tie beam of a truss. |
| working beamnoun | Alternative form of walking beam. [In a vertical engine, a horizontal beam, usually trussed, that transmits power to the crankshaft through the connecting-rod.] |
| trimmernoun | One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments. |
| cross-membernoun | Alternative spelling of crossmember. [(architecture) A transverse structural support.] |
| back beamnoun | (textiles, weaving) Synonym of warp beam. |
| walking beamnoun | In a vertical engine, a horizontal beam, usually trussed, that transmits power to the crankshaft through the connecting-rod. |
| balance beamnoun | (gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, a narrow wooden rail used in artistic (athletic) gymnastics. |
| t-beamnoun | (construction, mechanical engineering) A structural member with a cross section shaped like the letter T. |
| straining beamnoun | (architecture) A horizontal truss joining the queen posts in rafters. |
| timber framingnoun | (architecture) A method of construction using heavy timber beams, usually joined by tenon and mortice joints pegged together. |
| wall platenoun | (construction) A piece of timber laid horizontally in or on a wall as a support for a girder, rafter, or joist. |
| studworknoun | Upright timbers forming the framework of a wall. |
| scalebeamnoun | A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard. |
| tieback wallnoun | A brick wall reinforced with horizontal wires for stability. |
| weighbeamnoun | A kind of large steelyard or scale that works by balance, as opposed to a spring. |
| lintolnoun | Alternative form of lintel (“type of structural beam”). [(architecture) A horizontal structural beam spanning an opening, such as between the uprights of a door or a window, and which supports the wall above.] |
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