definitions

arched truss

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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Nearby words

archdukedom, arche-, archean, archebanc, arched, arched truss, archegoniophore, archegonium, archemorus, archencephalon, archenemy
Compare braced arch.
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