hammer beam roof

noun

A roof supported by a kind of roof 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 roof (plural hammer beam roofs)

plural hammer beam roofs · alternative hammer-beam roof · alternative hammerbeam roof

  1. architectureA roof supported by a kind of roof 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 Polygonaldach, Dachstuhl mit Stichbalken
  • Polygonaldacha roof with a hammer beam truss
  • Dachstuhl mit Stichbalkena roof with a hammer beam truss
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