flitch girder
1flitch girder — noun : a girder that is built up in the manner of a flitch beam …
2flitch beam — Carpentry. a beam composed of planks bolted together side by side and often reinforced with a plate of iron or steel. Also called flitch girder, sandwich beam, sandwich girder. [1880 85] * * * …
3flitch beam — noun or flitched beam : a beam built up of flitches between two of which a metal plate is sandwiched for reinforcement * * * Carpentry. a beam composed of planks bolted together side by side and often reinforced with a plate of iron or steel.… …
4Flitch — Flitch, n.; pl. {Flitches}. [OE. flicche, flikke, AS. flicce, akin to Icel. flikki; cf. Icel. fl[=i]k flap, tatter; perh. akin to E. fleck. Cf. {Flick}, n.] 1. The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. One of… …
5flitch plate — noun : a metal plate sandwiched between planks in forming a flitch beam or girder …
6building — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Architectural structure Nouns 1. edifice, structure, construction. See form, production, architecture. 2. house, home, abode. 3. (types of buildings) A frame, prefab, Quonset hut, ranch house, saltbox,… …
7Flitches — Flitch Flitch, n.; pl. {Flitches}. [OE. flicche, flikke, AS. flicce, akin to Icel. flikki; cf. Icel. fl[=i]k flap, tatter; perh. akin to E. fleck. Cf. {Flick}, n.] 1. The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
8sandwich beam. — See flitch beam. Also called sandwich girder. [1885 90] * * * …
9sandwich beam — noun also sandwich girder : flitch beam …
10sandwich beam. — See flitch beam. Also called sandwich girder. [1885 90] …
