king post in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for king post in the English»French Dictionary

king [Brit kɪŋ, Am kɪŋ] N

I.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

2. post Brit (mail):

III.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans

IV.post [Brit pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB intr HISTORY

king post in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for king post in the English»French Dictionary

I.post1 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N no pl Brit

II.post1 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] VB trans Brit, Aus

I.post2 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

I.post3 [pəʊst, Am poʊst] N

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This has a gigantic tie-beam holding up a king post ceiling.
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A smaller, narrower stair leads to an attic where king post trusses support the church's ceiling rafters.
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The king post is normally under tension, and requires quite sophisticated joints with the tie beam and principal rafters.
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It consists of three heavy beech king post trusses with purlins and common rafters, about 16 in below the current roof.
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