Ridgepole
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noun.
A horizontal beam at the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached.
noun.
The horizontal pole at the top of a tent.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The board or timber at the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are fastened. Also called
ridge-plate
or
ridge-piece.
See cut under
roof
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
a
horizontal
pole
that supports the
roof
of a
tent
noun.
a
beam
along the
ridge
of a
roof
to which the
rafters
are attached
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
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
Word Usage
"From there he gained the roof of a chicken-house, passed over the ridgepole and dropped to the ground inside."
cross-reference
ridge-pole pine
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
beam
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