supporting truss
1Truss bridge — for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support Ancestor Beam bridge[ …
2truss|ing — «TRUHS ihng», noun. 1. the timbers, girders, or other supports, forming a truss. 2. a brace or support consisting of a truss or trusses. 3. trusses collectively. 4. the act or process of strengthening or supporting with a truss or trusses …
3truss — ► NOUN 1) a framework of rafters, posts, and struts which supports a roof, bridge, or other structure. 2) a padded belt worn against the skin to support a hernia. 3) a large projection of stone or timber, typically one supporting a cornice. 4)… …
4truss — [trus] vt. [ME trussen < OFr trousser, to bundle together, pack < ? VL * torsare < * torsus, for L tortus, pp. of torquere, to twist: see TORT] 1. to tie, bind, or bundle: often with up 2. to skewer or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) …
5truss — (n.) c.1200, collection of things bound together, from O.Fr. trousse, torse, of unknown origin, perhaps from V.L. *torciare to twist. Meaning surgical appliance to support a rupture, etc. first attested 1540s. Sense of framework for supporting a… …
6truss — trusser, n. /trus/, v.t. 1. to tie, bind, or fasten. 2. to make fast with skewers, thread, or the like, as the wings or legs of a fowl in preparation for cooking. 3. to furnish or support with a truss or trusses. 4. to tie or secure (the body)… …
7truss — [[t]trʌs[/t]] v. t. 1) to tie, bind, or fasten (often fol. by up) 2) to make fast with skewers, thread, or the like, as the wings and legs of a fowl in preparation for cooking 3) bui med to furnish or support with a truss or trusses 4) bui civ… …
8truss — n. & v. n. 1 a framework, e.g. of rafters and struts, supporting a roof or bridge etc. 2 a surgical appliance worn to support a hernia. 3 Brit. a bundle of old hay (56 lb.) or new hay (60 lb.) or straw (36 lb.). 4 a compact terminal cluster of… …
9truss — truss1 [trʌs] v [T] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: trousser; TROUSSEAU] 1.) also truss up to tie someone s arms, legs etc very firmly with rope so that they cannot move ▪ They trussed up their victim and left him for dead. 2.) to prepare …
10truss — trÊŒs n. supporting structural framework made up of straight members; bundle; cluster of fruit or flowers v. support with a truss; secure, bind …
