Truss
noun
A structure made of pieces of wood or metal that are joined together in a particular shape, often used in construction, architecture, engineering.
The bridge is supported by concrete trusses.
Often appears as...
- roof truss
- steel truss
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To tie up the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it.
The chef trussed the turkey before roasting it.
Often appears as...
- truss a turkey
- truss a chicken
verb
To bind or fasten tightly.
The robber trussed the victim up with rope.
Often appears as...
- truss up
- truss together
noun
A device that is used for supporting a part of the body that is weak, especially a hernia.
The patient was advised to wear a truss to support his abdominal hernia.
Often appears as...
- wear a truss
- hernia truss
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A structure made of pieces of wood or metal that are joined together in a particular shape, often used in construction, architecture, engineering.
The bridge is supported by concrete trusses.
Often appears as...
- roof truss
- steel truss
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To tie up the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it.
The chef trussed the turkey before roasting it.
Often appears as...
- truss a turkey
- truss a chicken
verb
To bind or fasten tightly.
The robber trussed the victim up with rope.
Often appears as...
- truss up
- truss together
noun
A device that is used for supporting a part of the body that is weak, especially a hernia.
The patient was advised to wear a truss to support his abdominal hernia.
Often appears as...
- wear a truss
- hernia truss
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Importance
Truss is crucial in construction for stability and weight distribution of buildings and bridges.
Engineers calculated the load for each roof truss.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Truss is a technical term; used in architecture, engineering, and construction discussions, not in everyday conversation.
The architect discussed truss types with the builder.
Pro Tip 3/3Geometric Shapes
Trusses can be various shapes—triangular being the most common due to stability.
The steel truss formed a perfect triangle.
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Importance
Truss is crucial in construction for stability and weight distribution of buildings and bridges.
Engineers calculated the load for each roof truss.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Truss is a technical term; used in architecture, engineering, and construction discussions, not in everyday conversation.
The architect discussed truss types with the builder.
Pro Tip 3/3Geometric Shapes
Trusses can be various shapes—triangular being the most common due to stability.
The steel truss formed a perfect triangle.
Pro Tip 1/3Construction Importance
Truss is crucial in construction for stability and weight distribution of buildings and bridges.
Engineers calculated the load for each roof truss.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Term
Truss is a technical term; used in architecture, engineering, and construction discussions, not in everyday conversation.
The architect discussed truss types with the builder.
Pro Tip 3/3Geometric Shapes
Trusses can be various shapes—triangular being the most common due to stability.
The steel truss formed a perfect triangle.
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
always some kind of sacrifice but here there's no sacrifice whatsoever because these women who wouldn't typically be making their own income here now have their own source of income creating these handicrafts which are then being sold by the snow level truss all around the world uh making a pretty good income for them that these guys
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Sara Seager: The search...
Here, you can see myself and two team members holding up one small part of the starshade. It's shaped like a giant flower, and this is one of the prototype petals. The concept is that a starshade and telescope could launch together, with the petals unfurling from the stowed position. The central truss would expand,
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Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
backed up and trussed up in silk so that's very important cilix used extensively for egg sacks keeps the eggs safe so they make very strong egg sacks which keeps the eggs safe during the time that they're being incubated so the myriad myriad functions for silk in the
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Off To School PIPE Building...
nice now that I'm done with the pond I can go up and help these guys with the excavator setting all the roof beams and the trusses and get this roof going this way today's a good day so far we are getting our gable which is the kind of
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Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
audience waiting next to the now disemboweled bush buck to garner lost the scent and lay down to the truss I even tried to point out to him as he paid no I'm not sure if you could see what I was trying to do there but the
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Creating a Bio-Industrial...
handles compressive strengths we have to put that intelligence in a truss if they're building a building that they can download we need to put the LED light the pattern from that firefly in our computer-aided design
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The incredible...
Other critical components included platforms and trusses to support radiators that direct all the heat generated by the station's electronics into space and solar panels that are efficient enough to power 55 homes.
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Constructing the...
building anything this big is not for the faint of heart thanks to its modular outrigger truss design workers are building the world financial center at a rate of one floor every three days
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Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
and she too begins to eat food that nephilim not only caught but has conveniently pre-digested another capture calls neffler away once again she stabs the fly trusses it
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Wings of the Albatross PIPE...
still an area of conflict between all the trusses in US this is just one small pile of junk that the US Fish and Wildlife Service had to collect from
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
always some kind of sacrifice but here there's no sacrifice whatsoever because these women who wouldn't typically be making their own income here now have their own source of income creating these handicrafts which are then being sold by the snow level truss all around the world uh making a pretty good income for them that these guys
Video examples
Sara Seager: The search...
Here, you can see myself and two team members holding up one small part of the starshade. It's shaped like a giant flower, and this is one of the prototype petals. The concept is that a starshade and telescope could launch together, with the petals unfurling from the stowed position. The central truss would expand,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 182 PIPE...
backed up and trussed up in silk so that's very important cilix used extensively for egg sacks keeps the eggs safe so they make very strong egg sacks which keeps the eggs safe during the time that they're being incubated so the myriad myriad functions for silk in the
Video examples
Off To School PIPE Building...
nice now that I'm done with the pond I can go up and help these guys with the excavator setting all the roof beams and the trusses and get this roof going this way today's a good day so far we are getting our gable which is the kind of
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 186 PIPE...
audience waiting next to the now disemboweled bush buck to garner lost the scent and lay down to the truss I even tried to point out to him as he paid no I'm not sure if you could see what I was trying to do there but the
Video examples
Creating a Bio-Industrial...
handles compressive strengths we have to put that intelligence in a truss if they're building a building that they can download we need to put the LED light the pattern from that firefly in our computer-aided design
Video examples
The incredible...
Other critical components included platforms and trusses to support radiators that direct all the heat generated by the station's electronics into space and solar panels that are efficient enough to power 55 homes.
Video examples
Constructing the...
building anything this big is not for the faint of heart thanks to its modular outrigger truss design workers are building the world financial center at a rate of one floor every three days
Video examples
Best of Tiny Animals PIPE...
and she too begins to eat food that nephilim not only caught but has conveniently pre-digested another capture calls neffler away once again she stabs the fly trusses it
Video examples
Wings of the Albatross PIPE...
still an area of conflict between all the trusses in US this is just one small pile of junk that the US Fish and Wildlife Service had to collect from
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Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
By stereotyping my work's audience as self-involved and prissy, women-only packaging also insults my readers, who could all testify that trussing up my novels as sweet, girly, and soft is like stuffing a Rottweiler in a dress.
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Sara Cox
English Entertainer
When I'm on telly, I feel a bit trussed up and I hate make-up and it does put weight on you and I look and see my chins.
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Lionel Shriver
American Journalist
By stereotyping my work's audience as self-involved and prissy, women-only packaging also insults my readers, who could all testify that trussing up my novels as sweet, girly, and soft is like stuffing a Rottweiler in a dress.
Quote examples
Sara Cox
English Entertainer
When I'm on telly, I feel a bit trussed up and I hate make-up and it does put weight on you and I look and see my chins.
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