hammerbeam

or ham·mer beam

[ ham-er-beem ]

/ ˈhæm ərˌbim /

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noun Architecture.

a short wooden beam projecting from an interior wall to support or tie together rafters or arched roof braces.

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Origin of hammerbeam

First recorded in 1820–25; hammer + beam

Words nearby hammerbeam

Hammarskjöld, Dag, hammer, hammer and sickle, hammer and tongs, hammer away at, hammerbeam, hammer blow, hammercloth, hammer drill, hammered, Hammerfest

British Dictionary definitions for hammerbeam

hammer beam

noun

either of a pair of short horizontal beams that project from opposite walls to support arched braces and struts

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