weversboom

Definitions of weversboom
  1. noun
    a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts
    synonyms: hamei, hameibalk
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    trimtoestel
    sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises
  2. noun
    long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction
    synonyms: balk, bint
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    draagbalk, draagkussen
    a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure
    bovendrempel
    horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
    legger, schoor, steunbalk, stutbalk, vloerbalk
    beam used to support floors or roofs
    kiel, scheepskiel
    one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability
    dakspant, dakspar, spantrib, spar
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
    daklijn, daklijst, nok, nokbalk, nokbint, vorstbalk
    a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
    das, moerbalk, moerbint, strop, stropdas, veterschoen
    a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating
    houtwaren, timmerhout, werkhout, zaaghout
    a beam made of wood
    dwarsbalk, dwarshout, dwarsstuk, kalf, kruisbalk
    a horizontal beam that extends across something
    coulisse, decorstuk, toneelscherm
    a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel
    langsligger, trapboom
    a long horizontal timber to connect uprights
    trimmer
    joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.
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