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Значения термина main rafter на английском

One of several parallel sloping beams that extend from the ridge to the wall-plate, to support the roof and its associated loads; the sloping top member of a roof truss, which carries the purlins.

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Examples for "rafter"
Examples for "rafter"
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She projected an amazing strength, even gagged and chained to the rafter.
Depraved
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Judith cackled, gasped, and suddenly, horribly, let out a blood-curdling, rafter-quaking scream.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
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She relaxed and stretched in a yawn, hitting a rafter of cork.
Say you're one of them
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He tried to imagine Emily walking the big rafter in the barn.
Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
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She gripped the rafter in both hands, raising it like a club.
The Dragon King’s Palace
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Inside the Hut extra struts were introduced, stiffening the principal rafters on the southern side.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
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Hence generally, in buildings of stone and marble, the mutules are carved with a downward slant, in imitation of the principal rafters.
The Ten Books on Architecture
Использование термина main rafter на английском
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I wriggled back onto my main rafter, being careful not to make any noise, then crawled to the east side, where I'd find the bathroom.
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