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

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

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.

From Harper's Young People, April 6, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

The highest point of the deck is at No. 6, where a deck beam is placed, the shape of it and of the deck at No. 9 being shown in Fig.

From Harper's Young People, April 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

"Come back!" said the deck beam, savagely, as the upward heave of the sea made the frames try to open.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, March, 1896 by Various