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

Example sentences from the Web for arched truss

Or gazing towards the Bible stories, saints and martyrs depicted in the arched stained glass windows.
Inside New York’s Scandal-Hit Seminary and Other ‘Open House’ Treats|Lizzie Crocker|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The tour starts with a difficult choice: which of the three arched doorways will you choose?
The Royal Academy Wants You to Finish This Artwork|Chloë Ashby|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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.
15 Hottest Books For Dad|Malcolm Jones, Jimmy So|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
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

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