viga

Definitions of viga
  1. noun
    long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
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    voladizo
    projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
    carrera
    a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
    cabio, cargadero, dintel, sobrecejo, sobrepuerta
    horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
    cabio, cabrio, carrera, vigueta
    beam used to support floors or roofs
    quilla
    one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
    cabio, cabrio, traviesa
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
    larguero, través, viga transversal
    a horizontal beam that extends across something
    type of:
    pedazo, trozo
    a separate part of a whole
  2. noun
    a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
    synonyms: carrera
  3. noun
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
    synonyms: cabio, cabrio, traviesa
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