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sandwich beam

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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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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