Fink truss

noun

A truss used for roofs and bridges, having multiple diagonal members projecting down from the top of the end posts at a variety of angles to meet the bottoms of the vertical members.

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Meanings

nounFink truss (plural Fink trusses)

plural Fink trusses

  1. USA truss used for roofs and bridges, having multiple diagonal members projecting down from the top of the end posts at a variety of angles to meet the bottoms of the vertical members.

Origin

Patented by Albert Fink in 1854.

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