king post

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English - Turkish
(İnşaat) çatı merteği

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king post truss
çatı makası
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derrick crane king post
(İnşaat) derik vinç ana direği
kingpost
çatı mertek
English - English
A central vertical supporting post used in architecture and bridge and aircraft design
On a ship, a tall shaft that supports a cargo boom, sometimes doubling as ventilation shafts
In a roof truss, the vertical member that extends from the centre of the principal beam (called the tie beam) to the underside of the ridge
the post member in a king-post truss or in the king-post portion of any other type of truss
n. Architecture A supporting post extending vertically from a crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
A central, vertical post extending from the bent plate or girt to the junction of the rafters
Vertical posts, usually in pairs, to which the ship's cargo cranes are attached
post connecting the crossbeam to the apex of a triangular truss
A central vertical post which stands on a collar beam and rises to the apex of a roof to support a ridge piece

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kingpost
Alternative spelling of king post
kingpost
A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss
kingpost
If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post
kingpost
Called also crown- post
kingpost
It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle
king post
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