king rod

noun

1. kingbolt.

Example Sentences

And there were big names from yesteryear, too, of course: Billie Jean King, Rod Laver, Chris Evert, Bjorn Borg — he and McEnroe, fierce rivals in the 1980s, hugged each other — Stefan Edberg and Goran Ivanisevic.

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That was where Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe broke the color barrier, where players like Bill Tilden, Billie Jean King, Rod Laver and Jimmy Connors all won titles.

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It was called a “king post truss,” and was very similar to the king rod bridge.

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Uncle Ed told us that the 105 structure might be called a “king rod truss,” except that in place of rods we had used wires.

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The King Rod Bridge. ends of the spars were nailed together and their lower ends were firmly planted about four feet apart in the banks of the brook.

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