truss rod
Americannoun
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a tie rod in a truss.
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a diagonal iron or steel reinforcement in a wooden beam.
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any iron or steel rod serving as a tension member.
Etymology
Origin of truss rod
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The rod not only serves to retain the skeins securely in their places, but it also acts as a stay or truss rod for the axle, greatly strengthening it.
"I'm hanging onto a truss rod and can stay here for quite a while if you want to leave the place."
From Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
One glance revealed the strange lad clinging to a perilous seat on the truss rod.
From Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
Presently the lad felt the machine tipping slightly in his direction and knew that Dave had succeeded in reaching the level of the bottom of the car and was crawling along the truss rod underneath.
From Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
Then you can haul in slack bit by bit as he crawls along the truss rod to the side of the fuselage.
From Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal or Perils of the Black Bear Patrol by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
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