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• rafter — rafter1 [raf′tər, räf′tər] n. [ME < OE ræfter; akin to ON raptr, log < IE base * rep , post, beam] any of the boards or planks that slope from the ridge of a roof to the eaves and serve to support the roof: see FRAME rafter2 [raf′tər,… …   English World dictionary

• Rafter — For the tennis player, see Patrick Rafter. A rafter is one of a series of sloped structural members, that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.… …   Wikipedia

• Jack frame — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jack rafter — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Heel of a rafter — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Portal frame — construction is a method of building and designing simple structures, primarily using steel or steel reinforced precast concrete although they can also be constructed using laminated timber such as glulam. The connections between the columns and… …   Wikipedia

• Wynnewood (Dallas, Texas) — Wynnewood is one of the main neighborhoods of Oak Cliff, the southern part of Dallas, Texas. Wynnewood covers 820 acres that are bordered, roughly, by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit railway line to the north, Zang Boulevard to the east, Kiest… …   Wikipedia

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• Framing (construction) — Framing, in construction known as light frame construction, is a building technique based around structural members, usually called studs, which provide a stable frame to which interior and exterior wall coverings are attached, and covered by a… …   Wikipedia

• building — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Architectural structure Nouns 1. edifice, structure, construction. See form, production, architecture. 2. house, home, abode. 3. (types of buildings) A frame, prefab, Quonset hut, ranch house, saltbox,… …   English dictionary for students

• tennis — /ten is/, n. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket2.… …   Universalium