truss rod

American  

noun

Building Trades.

1. a tie rod in a truss.

2. a diagonal iron or steel reinforcement in a wooden beam.

3. any iron or steel rod serving as a tension member.

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Etymology

Origin of truss rod

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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)

Train and enginemen should report defects discovered by them on Form 995 and attach card to truss rod of car or locomotive tank.

From Railroad Accidents Their Cause and Prevention by Richards, R. C.

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)

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.

From Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various