meeting post
noun
a timber with a chamfer at the outer edge of a lock gate that fits against the meeting post of another lock gate.
Words nearby meeting post
meet up with, meet with, meeting, meeting house, meeting of the minds, meeting post, meeting rail, meetly, meetup, mefenamic acid, meff
Origin of meeting post
First recorded in 1870–75
Also called miter post.
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Examples from the Web for meeting post
Under each gate, near the meeting-post, is placed a wheel, which supports part of the weight.
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard BrunelThe depth at the heel-post is 22 feet, and at the meeting-post 35 feet (see woodcut, fig. 19).
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard BrunelThe heel-post and meeting-post are socketed into cast-iron uprights, which also receive the ends of the horizontal beams.
The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer|Isambard Brunel