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fink truss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
fink truss
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A truss used for roofs and bridges, having multiple diagonal members projecting down from the top of the end posts at a variety of angles to meet the bottoms of the vertical members.

American usage

Etymology

Patented by Albert Fink in 1854.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Fink trusses (plural)

Questions

What does fink truss mean?
A truss used for roofs and bridges, having multiple diagonal members projecting down from the top of the end posts at a variety of angles to meet the bottoms of the vertical members.
Where does fink truss come from?
Patented by Albert Fink in 1854.

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