needle beam

noun

The horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to enable alterations in the lower part.

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Meanings

nounneedle beam (plural needle beams)

plural needle beams

  1. The horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to enable alterations in the lower part.
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APA

needle beam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/needle%20beam

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Chicago

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

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