geodetic construction
Engineering
noun
A method of construction using load-bearing members which follow geodesic lines and typically form an open framework of triangles and polygons.
- Chiefly with reference to the airframe designs of the British engineer Barnes Neville Wallis (1887–1979)..
Origin
1930s.
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