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1. truss
noun. ['ˈtrʌs'] (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent).
Synonyms
Etymology
- trousse (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Truss
- nonpluss
- mistrusts
- distrusts
- careplus
- banderas
- vanhuss
- disgusts
- discuss
- thrusts
- sluss
- pruss
- prus
- plus
- krus
- klus
- gruss
- bruss
- brus
- adjusts
- xus
- wuss
- wass
- thus
- suss
- sus
- shas
- rusts
- russe
- puss
- pus
Sentences with truss
1. Noun, plural
As you drive these sections, look for original engineering elements such as concrete guardrails and steel truss bridges.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Erect one truss in place on one side of the roof.
3. Adjective
Mark truss locations on the front and back wall caps of the structure.
2. truss
noun. ['ˈtrʌs'] (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure.
Synonyms
Etymology
- trousse (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. truss
noun. ['ˈtrʌs'] a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure.
Synonyms
Etymology
- trousse (Old French (842-ca. 1400))