Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jack truss

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: jack- truss
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a hip roof, a minor truss used where the roof does not have its full section.

Inflected Forms

jack trusses (plural)

Questions

What does jack truss mean?: In a hip roof, a minor truss used where the roof does not have its full section.

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