king post in English
noun
1
an upright post in the center of a roof truss, extending from the tie beam to the apex of the truss.
Bracket sets with two arms support the four-rafter beams; there are straight braces known as timu; and a king post is present in the roof truss.
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1. The bridge is a king post truss design and crosses the East Fork of Little Pigeon River.
2. The first bridge at Long Island, a wooden king post truss swing bridge, was built in 1874.
3. Adz But chief among them, and still bearing the Adz tool marks of the workers who squared it off, is a massive king post truss.
4. Add the brilliant Lynx pilot passenger intercom system with king post mounted Black Widow aerial and push to talk button and you are ready to fly and talk to other aircraft or the tower!