ridgepole

ridge·pole

R0239200 (rĭj′pōl′)n.1. A horizontal beam at the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached. Also called ridgeboard.2. The horizontal pole at the top of a tent.

ridgepole

(ˈrɪdʒˌpəʊl) n1. (Building) a timber laid along the ridge of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are attached2. the horizontal pole at the apex of a tent

ridge•pole

(ˈrɪdʒˌpoʊl)

n. the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened. Also called ridge′piece` (-ˌpis) [1780–90]

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Noun

ridgepole - a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of raftersrooftree, ridgebeam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in constructiongable roof, saddle roof, saddleback roof, saddleback - a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end

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Ridgepole

(in Russian, okhlupen’,) in wooden architecture, the highest horizontal timber of a roof. In Russian wooden structures, the ends of the ridgepole often were carved. Ridgepoles were sometimes used in stone architecture, for example, in the religious buildings of medieval Pskov.

ridgeboard, ridgepole

ridgeboard

ridge beam A longitudinal member at the apex of a roof which supports the

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Ridgepole

Ridgepole

ridgeboard, ridgepole

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Synonyms for ridgepole

noun a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top

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