单词 | straining piece |
释义 | straining piecenoun(in a queen-post roof) a horizontal beam uniting the tops of the two queen posts, and resisting the thrust of the roof. Also called straining beam . Origin of straining pieceFirst recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby straining piecestrainer, strain fracture, strain gauge, strain hardening, straining arch, straining piece, straining sill, strait, straiten, straitjacket, strait-lace Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for straining piecestraining piece straining beamnouna horizontal tie beam that connects the top of two queen posts of a roof truss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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