arched truss

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noun

a truss having an archlike form but unlike a true arch in that it is free to move horizontally at its base, as in expanding or contracting because of temperature changes.

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Words nearby arched truss

arche-, Archean, archebanc, arched, arched squall, arched truss, archegoniophore, archegonium, archencephalon, archenemy, archenteron

How to use arched truss in a sentence

Or gazing towards the Bible stories, saints and martyrs depicted in the arched stained glass windows.
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The tour starts with a difficult choice: which of the three arched doorways will you choose?
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When they returned, many came to this small building with arched windows only a few blocks from the grimy Caspian beach.
The Caucasus Connection|Anna Nemtsova|April 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Most cooks these days do not, alas, truss their own roasts or carefully make cheesecloth bags to hold their soup herbs.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide|Megan McArdle|December 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST

So it is that he sympathizes with the dads who have to know how to truss a chicken, for your sake.
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The Arab pricked his ears, swished his long and arched tail viciously, and showed the whites of his eyes.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
He was looking at me with eyebrows arched, curiously, and there was a faint suggestion of hostility in the set of his mouth.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
A peculiar form of grave common in these chambers, as well as in the galleries, is that known as the arcosolium, or arched tomb.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Sometimes the recess is rectangular instead of arched, and is then called by De Rossi sepolcro a mensa, or table tomb.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The high-arched temple, in the centre of which stands the sarcophagus, is inlaid with mosaic work of rare stones.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer