beamshelf

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noun

The structure that supports each end of a crossbeam

OriginEnglish shelf ← Middle English schelfe ← Old English sċylfe? →
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Meanings

nounbeamshelf (plural beamshelves)

plural beamshelves

  1. nauticalThe structure that supports each end of a crossbeam

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*bagmaz?
  2. Proto-West Germanic*baum
  3. Old Englishbēam
  4. Middle Englishbem
  5. Englishbeam
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kelH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kel(H)-p-
  8. Proto-Germanic*skelfō
  9. Proto-West Germanic*skelfu:
  10. Proto-West Germanic*skilfijā
  11. Old Englishsċylfe?
  12. Middle Englishschelfe
  13. Englishshelf
  14. Englishbeamshelf

From beam + shelf.

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APA

beamshelf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beamshelf

MLA

“beamshelf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beamshelf. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beamshelf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beamshelf.

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