deck beam

noun

nautical a stiffening deck member supported at its extremities by knee connections to frames or bulkheads

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How to use deck beam in a sentence

A log is company, even if it's only a piece of a deck-beam or timber sawn off, and the salt in it makes pretty sparks.
Wandering Ghosts | F. Marion Crawford
Then a light deck beam is set in amidships, the mast step put in, and the inside of the hull and the bottom of the deck painted.
Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 | Various
He lighted a match, and discovered a lantern hanging from a deck-beam.
All Adrift | Oliver Optic
The lantern still swung from a deck beam, but the water had risen in the cabin so that his descent was prevented.
Work and Win | Oliver Optic
On my last cruise, drops from a deck-beam fell on my face all night when it rained.
Johnstone of the Border | Harold Bindloss

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