单词 | bridging piece |
释义 | > as lemmasbridging piece bridging piece n. (a) (Building) a piece of wood or metal fitted between two beams, rafters, etc., esp. a brace between two floor joists; (b) (more generally) something that serves to connect or act as a bridge between two things (literal and figurative). ΚΠ 1825 R. Elsam Pract. Builder's Perpetual Price-bk. 67 The pieces of wood, so described, called bridging-pieces, are boarded over with ¾-inch, 1-inch, or 1¼-inch, rough deal, and subsequently covered with lead. 1990 Advertiser (Nexis) 19 Sept. Tony Bishop's sculpture..seems to be a bridging piece between pop and minimalism. 2008 Daily Tel. (Austral.) (Nexis) 26 Apr. (Mag.) 18 My bottom plate goes straight on the floor, the top onto bridging pieces nailed between the ceiling joists. < as lemmas |
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