Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

needle beam

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: needle beam
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to enable alterations in the lower part.

Inflected Forms

needle beams (plural)

Questions

What does needle beam mean?: The horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to enable alterations in the lower part.

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