tail-bay

noun

One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder.

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Meanings

nountail-bay (plural tail-bays)

plural tail-bays

  1. architectureOne of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder.
  2. architectureThe space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor.
  3. The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.
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APA

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Chicago

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