meeting post

noun

a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate.

Also called miter post.

Origin of meeting post

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby meeting post

meet, meet and greet, meeting, meeting house, meeting of the minds, meeting post, meeting rail, meetly, meet one's match, meet one's Waterloo, meet the requirements

Example sentences from the Web for meeting post

Under each gate, near the meeting-post, is placed a wheel, which supports part of the weight.
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel
The depth at the heel-post is 22 feet, and at the meeting-post 35 feet (see woodcut, fig. 19).
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel
The heel-post and meeting-post are socketed into cast-iron uprights, which also receive the ends of the horizontal beams.
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel

单词	meeting post
释义	meeting post noun a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate. Also called miter post. Origin of meeting post First recorded in 1870–75 Words nearby meeting post meet, meet and greet, meeting, meeting house, meeting of the minds, meeting post, meeting rail, meetly, meet one's match, meet one's Waterloo, meet the requirements Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meeting post Under each gate, near the meeting-post, is placed a wheel, which supports part of the weight. The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer\|Isambard Brunel The depth at the heel-post is 22 feet, and at the meeting-post 35 feet (see woodcut, fig. 19). The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer\|Isambard Brunel The heel-post and meeting-post are socketed into cast-iron uprights, which also receive the ends of the horizontal beams. The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer\|Isambard Brunel
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