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trave — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  • girder noun A large horizontal beam, made of steel, wood or concrete, that supports a building or structure.
  • post noun A long upright pole or beam, such as a fence post or lamppost.
  • rafter noun One of the angled wooden beams that hold up a roof.

Senses

trave is used for these senses in English:

  • crossbar (sports) The top of the goal structure.
  • girder A beam of steel, wood, or reinforced concrete, used as a main horizontal support in a building or structure.
  • goalpost (sports) One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
  • post (sports) A goalpost.
  • rafter (architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

beam — full definition

  1. noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
  2. noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
  3. noun A wide, happy smile.
  4. verb To smile broadly and happily.
  5. verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.

girder — full definition

  1. noun A large horizontal beam, made of steel, wood or concrete, that supports a building or structure.
  2. noun A person who mocks others; a satirist.
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