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noun
A truss used for roofs and bridges, having multiple diagonal members projecting down from the top of the end posts at a variety of angles to meet the bottoms of the vertical members.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
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History
Patented by Albert Fink in 1854.
