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(medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it tie down: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure corbel: (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent) support structurally; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
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lower-profile dome designed to prevent tampering.
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In architecture, a structural framework of wood or metal based on a triangular system, used to span, reinforce, or support walls, ceilings, piers, or beams.
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A structural form which is used in the same way as a beam, but because it is made of an web-like assembly of smaller members it can be made longer, deeper, and therefore, stronger than a beam or girder while being lighter than a beam of similar dimensions.
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A timber frame used to support the roof over the great hall.
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