sandwich beam

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noun

flitch beam.

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Also called sandwich girder.

Origin of sandwich beam

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby sandwich beam

sand viper, sand wasp, sand wedge, Sandwell, sandwich, sandwich beam, sandwich board, sandwich cake, sandwich coin, sandwich compound, sandwich course

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How to use sandwich beam in a sentence

Back then, no one ever imagined needing to beam live video to ground troops from a fighter jet.
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Myers had been out on bail in a gun case, but his family claimed he was unarmed and holding only a sandwich in his hand.
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While the President chomped on his tuna fish sandwich, the Blackhawk pilot explained the details of his crash.
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The President continued to chomp on his sandwich, and now I was sweating.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Conservative columnist George Will calls him a “cherubic 40-year-old…a human beam of sunshine.”
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The latter went immediately to look for his wife, and found her hidden in an attic, hanging to a beam.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Cast the beam from thine eye before noticing the mote in that of thy neighbour.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
It was placed immediately over the shaft and pump-rods, requiring no engine-beam.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
A connecting rod worked a balance-beam, which worked the air-pump, feed-pump, and plug-rod for moving the valves.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
A large balance-beam was attached to the pump-rods, near the bottom cross-head.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

British Dictionary definitions for sandwich beam

sandwich beam

noun

a composite beam in which a viscoelastic layer is sandwiched between two elastic layers

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