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sway-brace
sway-brace n.
Brit. 
/ˈsweɪbreɪs/
, /ˈsweɪbreɪs/U.S. /ˈsweɪˌbreɪs/
/ˈsweɪˌbreɪs/ΘΠ
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > parts of
pierlOE
bridge foota1450
heada1450
staddling1461
foota1500
bridge end1515
jowel1516
causey1523
starling?c1684
rib1735
spur1736
icebreaker1744
jetty1772
cutwater1776
roadway1798
sleeper1823
water-breaker1823
centrya1834
stem1835
suspension-tower1842
cantilever1850
semi-beam1850
pylon1851
half-chess1853
span1862
sway-bracing1864
needle-beam1867
ice apron1871
newel1882
flood-arch1891
needle girder1898
sway-brace1909
trough flooring1911
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Sway-brace, a diagonal bracing used to resist side- or swaying-strains.
sway-brace
sway-brace v.
Brit. /ˈsweɪbreɪs/
, /ˈsweɪbreɪs/U.S. /ˈsweɪˌbreɪs/
to strengthen with a sway-brace./ˈsweɪˌbreɪs/ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > industry > building or constructing > build or construct [verb (transitive)] > build bridge > repair or strengthen bridge
sway-brace1894
1894 W. H. Warren Engin. Constr. xix. 304 High trestle piers of timber present great varieties in design. They should be thoroughly sway-braced.
1903 Sci. Amer. 19 Sept. 202/3 The two legs of the tower will be heavily sway-braced.
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