kurkihirsi — meaning in English

English meaning

• principal adj Most important; main.
• timber noun Wood that has been cut and prepared for building.

Senses

kurkihirsi is used for these senses in English:

• principal (architecture, engineering) The construction that gives shape and strength to a roof, generally a truss of timber or iron; or, loosely, the most important member of a piece of framing.
• ridgepole A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached. [from 17th c.]
• timber (countable) A heavy wooden beam, generally a whole log that has been squared off and used to provide heavy support for something such as a roof.

principal — full definition

1. adj Most important; main.
2. noun The head of a school.
3. noun A sum of money originally invested or lent, before interest.

timber — full definition

1. noun Wood that has been cut and prepared for building.
2. noun Trees considered as a source of wood.
3. noun A large wooden beam used to support a structure.
4. intj A warning shout used when a felled tree is about to fall.

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