truss
IPA: trˈʌs
noun
- A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
- (architecture) A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
- (architecture) A triangular bracket.
- An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
- (obsolete) A bundle; a package.
- (historical) A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
- (historical) Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
- (botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
- (nautical) The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
- A surname from Old French.
verb
- (transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.
- (transitive) To secure or bind with ropes.
- (transitive) To support.
- To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
- To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
- (slang, archaic) To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.
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Examples of "truss" in Sentences
- The bridge was built in the long truss style.
- I do not see this in the picture of the truss.
- The iron trusses supported the roof and skylight.
- The structural system of the roof is in a truss form.
- An optimum depth of the truss will maximize the efficiency.
- The deaths were due to the collapse of the bowstring truss roof.
- The boom primarily consist of foldable triangular truss structures.
- In 1961, the bowstring truss span was replaced with an girder bridge.
- The bridge is one of the earliest surviving uses of the Parker truss in Texas.
- The interior is notable for the wooden truss that supports the auditorium room.