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truss

[truhs] / trʌs /


NOUN
framework
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An aluminum truss provided infrastructure, and custom joints, gimbals and animatronics gave the astronaut life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

It is to his credit that the cathedral is not a simulacrum or facsimile, but a Gothic building, in all its structural reality, even the invisible oak roof truss above the vaults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Absent those images, watching Lois debone, stuff and truss up a turducken would be mouthwatering.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2024

The cargo hit an overhead brace, which in turn yanked one of the major truss beams inward, next to the southbound lanes, among other impacts.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

After test assembling every part the truss was dismantled and hoisted piece by piece to the top of the walls.

From "Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction" by David Macaulay




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