queen-post truss roof

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• Queen-post — n. [Arch.] One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See {King post}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• queen post — queen′ post n. bui either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center • Etymology: 1815–25 …   From formal English to slang

• queen post — noun vertical tie post in a roof truss • Hypernyms: ↑post * * * noun : one of two vertical tie posts in a truss (as of a roof) * * * either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like,… …   Useful english dictionary

• queen post — noun Date: 1823 one of two vertical tie posts in a truss (as of a roof) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center. [1815 25] * * * …   Universalium

• queen post — noun either of two upright timbers between the tie beam and principal rafters of a roof truss …   English new terms dictionary

• queen post — /ˈkwin poʊst/ (say kween pohst) noun one of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upwards from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the centre …  

• Truss bridge — for a single track railway, converted to pedestrian use and pipeline support Ancestor Beam bridge[ …   Wikipedia

• Truss — For other uses, see Truss (disambiguation). In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes.… …   Wikipedia

• queen — n. & v. n. 1 (as a title usu. Queen) a female sovereign etc., esp. the hereditary ruler of an independent State. 2 (in full queen consort) a king s wife. 3 a woman, country, or thing pre eminent or supreme in a specified area or of its kind… …   Useful english dictionary

• queen bolt — noun : a rod serving as a queen post in a roof truss …   Useful english dictionary