trusses
Triangulated structural supports
Trusses is the plural of truss—a framework of beams or bars forming rigid triangular units, used to support roofs, bridges, or other structures: The warehouse roof was held up by steel trusses.
A truss is also a padded belt worn to support a hernia.
To truss is to tie up securely, especially poultry before roasting: She trussed the turkey with kitchen twine.
Structural support member
- girderMain structural support beam
- rafterSloped roof support
- joistHorizontal structural beam
- cantileverBeam supported one end
span · purlin · tie · chord · strut · kingpost · lattice · webbing
Distance between endpoints
- trestleBraced structural support frame
- deckShip's flat surface
- covered bridgeEnclosed roadway over water
- railroad bridgeElevated track over obstacle
footbridge · overpass · girder · suspension · chord · riveted · bolted
Organ breaching muscle wall
- inguinalOf the groin
- abdominalOf the belly region
- umbilicalOf the cord connecting fetus
- support beltWorn to stabilize torso
compression · brace · orthopedic · surgical · postoperative · prolapse · garment · adjustable
beam
Structural support member
cantilever · span · purlin · tie · chord · strut · kingpost · lattice · webbing · load-bearing
span
Distance between endpoints
- trestleBraced structural support frame
- deckShip's flat surface
- covered bridgeEnclosed roadway over water
railroad bridge · footbridge · overpass · girder · suspension · chord · riveted · bolted
hernia
Organ breaching muscle wall
support belt · compression · brace · orthopedic · surgical · postoperative · prolapse · garment · adjustable · elastic
chicken
Domestic fowl for eating
wings · tucking · rotisserie · stuffing · bird · poultry · skewer · carving
hay
Dried feed crop
straw · binding · pitchfork · twine · harvest · farming · loading · wagon · loft · barn
- timber framingtimber frame, exposed beams, timber framing, wooden beams, timber joints
- steel componentssteel beams, I-beams, girders, structural steel, steel plates
- constructionconstruction site, building site, hammer, building, beam
- home buildingframing, foundations, roofing, foundation, walls
- building partsfacades, wall, door, windows, floor
- construction materialscement, lumber, brick, bricks, stone
- Liz Truss
- roof trussesStructural roof framework
- roof trussTriangulated overhead support structure
- truss bridgeSpan using triangular units