deck beam

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Or, he could have typed into a search engine, “connect deck beam to post” — and hoped he would find the correct answer.

From Washington Post

This required a bowsprit, but as we had little time to spare we used the jib-boom of the ice boat, nailing it to the deck beam of the canoe.

From The Scientific American Boy Or, The Camp at Willow Clump Island by Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell)

A severed and dangling piston rod crashed in monotonous rhythm against a deck beam as the rest of the auxiliary compression unit strained to satisfy its function.

From Spillthrough by Galouye, Daniel F.

He was bending his head under the deck beam; his fair beard spread out magnificently over his chest; he looked colossal, ineffectual, and mild.

From Tales of Unrest by Conrad, Joseph

At the same time Lawry threw the end of the line over a deck beam, extended across the skylight, and began to "haul in the slack."

From Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People by Optic, Oliver