airbeam

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noun

A support element for a lightweight structure such as a tent consisting of an inflatable tube or similar length of material given shape by being filled with air.

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Meanings

nounairbeam (plural airbeams)

plural airbeams

  1. A support element for a lightweight structure such as a tent consisting of an inflatable tube or similar length of material given shape by being filled with air.

    A strut is tightly connected to a cylindrical airbeam along its whole length where it acts as a compression element.

    2007, Alessandra Zanelli, Tensinet Symposium 2007: Ephemeral Architecture: Time and Textiles, page 211

Origin

From air + beam.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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