trusses's Usage Examples:

From 1840, trusses, chiefly of timber but with wrought-iron tensionrods and cast-iron shoes, were adopted in America.

64) of queen-post trusses alternately upright and inverted.

Some timber bridges consist of queenpost trusses in the upright position, as shown diagrammatically in fig.

galleried lounge open to roof height, where the original roof trusses have been preserved.

In the former the main supporting member or members may be an arch ring or arched ribs, suspension chains or ropes, or a pair of girders, beams or trusses.

In the Egyptian ships the hogging trusses were plainly tensioned by twisting them together, making what is often called a Spanish windlass.

bays with two visible arch-braced collar trusses, chamfered, and plain purlins.

Thus, the Fink truss consists of king-post trusses; the Pratt truss (fig.

There are four cables, one on each side of the two main trusses or stiffening girders.

Roof in nave of four bays with large scissor trusses.

- The main supporting members are two or more horizontal beams, girders or trusses.

A multiple truss consists of a number of simple trusses, e.

These carry temporary trusses of timber or steel.

Synonyms:

bandage, patch,

Antonyms:

unhook, unbuckle, detach,