summer-piece

noun

a horizontal load-bearing beam in a building or other structure; (in later use) spec. the main beam supporting the girders or joists of a floor (or occasionally the rafters of a roof).

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Meanings

nounsummer-piece (plural summer-pieces)

plural summer-pieces

  1. obsoletearchitecturea horizontal load-bearing beam in a building or other structure; (in later use) spec. the main beam supporting the girders or joists of a floor (or occasionally the rafters of a roof).
  2. USa fireboard
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APA

summer-piece. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer-piece

MLA

“summer-piece.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer-piece. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “summer-piece,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/summer-piece.

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