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,
- archegoniophore,
- archegonium,
- archemorus,
- archencephalon,
- archenemy
Compare braced arch.
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