knee brace

American  

noun

Building Trades.

knee braces plural

1. a diagonal member for bracing the angle between two joined members, as a stud or column and a joist or rafter, being joined to each partway along its length.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• knee braces
  plural

Etymology

Origin of knee brace

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

That allowed her to strap on a knee brace and return to the mountain within days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Even in a bulky knee brace, Izzard goes all out in the final act duel between Hamlet and Laertes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

Wood did not specify the nature of his surgery, but he has been seen wearing a knee brace while watching recent Forest matches.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

He sprained his left knee in Week 6 against Indianapolis, played four days later at New Orleans and has worn a knee brace since.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023

I have seen him play with a heavy knee brace.

From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by Edwards, William Hanford