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111bowstring truss — noun see bowstring beam * * * a structural truss consisting of a curved top chord meeting a bottom chord at each end. * * * bowstring truss or bowstring girder, a truss in which a curved beam is held together by a horizontal tie attached to the… …
112Jack truss — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
113Pony truss — Pony Po ny, n.; pl. {Ponies}. [Written also {poney}.] [Gael. ponaidh.] 1. A small horse. [1913 Webster] 2. Twenty five pounds sterling. [Slang, Eng.] [1913 Webster] 3. A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting lessons; a crib; a trot …
114Gimlet Pegram Truss Railroad Bridge — Infobox nrhp | name =Gimlet Bridge nrhp type = caption = nearest city= Ketchum, Idaho lat degrees = 43 lat minutes = 35 lat seconds = 53 lat direction = N long degrees = 114 long minutes = 20 long seconds = 45 long direction = W locmapin = Idaho… …
115crescent truss — a roof truss having upper and lower chords curving upward from a common point at each side. Also called camelback truss. * * * …
116K-truss — /kay trus /, n. Archit. a truss having in each panel two diagonals running from the ends of one post to the center of the adjacent post, the arrangement being symmetrical about the center of the truss. * * * …
117queen truss — queen′ truss n. a truss having queen posts with no king post …
118queen truss — n. Carpentry a truss with queen posts …
119jack truss — noun Etymology: jack (I) (something smaller) : a minor truss in a hip roof used where the roof has not its full section * * * any of a number of trapezoidal trusses for supporting those areas of a hip roof not beneath the peak or ridge, parallel… …
120king truss — noun : a truss framed with a king post * * * Building Trades. a truss having a king post …
