knee brace

American  

noun

Building Trades.

knee braces plural

1. a diagonal member for bracing the angle between two joined members, as a stud or column and a joist or rafter, being joined to each partway along its length.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• knee braces
  plural

Etymology

Origin of knee brace

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

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knee brace

The 28-year-old picked up the injury in the first half of Arsenal's 1-0 win at West Ham on Sunday and was seen leaving London Stadium in a knee brace.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

That allowed her to strap on a knee brace and return to the mountain within days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

Even in a bulky knee brace, Izzard goes all out in the final act duel between Hamlet and Laertes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

“Inside of every old, beat-up body on the ski slope is a 16-year-old kid,” said Phillips, who skis with hearing aids and a knee brace.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

I have seen him play with a heavy knee brace.

From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by Edwards, William Hanford