truss
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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
One broken beam can unleash interconnected forces throughout the truss and destroy the whole span.
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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