hammer-beam

n. (க-க.) முதன்மையான உத்தரத்துக்குக் கீழே சுவரிலிருந்து பிதுங்கி வந்திருக்கும் தூலம்.

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Ham"mer-beam`, n. (Cothic Arch.) Defn: A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam truss, which is 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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