catenary
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Agnoli, who worked as a carpenter prior to entering architecture, used long spans of wood to create massive trusses and spiraling nautilus shapesand formed brick into catenary arches.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
The veteran-owned business installed the line’s 340 steel poles, which support the catenary wires that power the electric streetcars.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2023
“It hit the catenary wire that runs between the 3 towers,” Parsons wrote in a tweet from the EGS Twitter account.
From The Verge • Apr. 3, 2022
Officials say outside of major projects, the corridor also needs to address basic infrastructure needs, such as improvements to track, signal systems and electric catenary systems that are beyond their useful lives.
From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2021
It was a well and evenly twisted rope, about two inches in diameter; and after stretching it as taut as it could be drawn, it hung in a moderate catenary curve.
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by Holley, George W.
Vocabulary lists containing catenary
Structural Engineering
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Engineering - High School
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