truss

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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

Stretching from Port Townsend to La Push on the coast, miles of railroad track were converted to trails, including trestles and timber truss bridges beneath conifer canopy.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2023

Buildings below the Golden Star Memorial Bridge, a pair of steel truss bridges on the Thames River, were also on fire, the Connecticut State Police said on Twitter.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

"He's in his element. We'll have to truss him up and carry him back to the city like a captured deer."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood