truss

Example Sentences

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Repairs to 40,000 square feet of the roof and the replacement of metal roof trusses are under way, Fisher said.

From The Wall Street Journal

I saw that the house had great bones, beams and trusses, but it was just in disrepair.

From Los Angeles Times

Agnoli, who worked as a carpenter prior to entering architecture, used long spans of wood to create massive trusses and spiraling nautilus shapesand formed brick into catenary arches.

From Los Angeles Times

The roof is long gone and huge timber roof trusses that once supported it have been stacked up in the street outside.

From BBC

Convicted of second-degree murder, Clement was sent to the state prison in Vacaville, where he and two other inmates trussed a suspected informant to his bed before Clement cut out part of his tongue.

From Los Angeles Times