hammer beam

noun

A (short) member of a kind of roof truss (a hammer-beam truss), so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.

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Meanings

nounhammer beam (plural hammer beams)

plural hammer beams · alternative hammer-beam · alternative hammerbeam

  1. architectureA (short) member of a kind of roof truss (a hammer-beam truss), so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top of the wall. Each principal has two hammer beams, which occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose, of a tiebeam.

Translations

German Stichbalken, Durchstichbalken
  • Stichbalkenshort member of a roof truss
  • Durchstichbalkenshort member of a roof truss
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APA

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MLA

“hammer beam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hammer%20beam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hammer beam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hammer%20beam.

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