straining piece
noun
(in a queen-post roof) a horizontal beam uniting the tops of the two queen posts, and resisting the thrust of the roof.
Words nearby straining piece
strain fracture, strain gauge, strained, strainer, straining arch, straining piece, straining sill, strait, strait-lace, strait-laced, straiten
Origin of straining piece
First recorded in 1795–1805
Also called straining beam.
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British Dictionary definitions for straining piece
straining piece
straining beam
noun
a horizontal tie beam that connects the top of two queen posts of a roof truss
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