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单词 king post
释义

king post

See also: kingpost

English

Noun

king post (plural king posts)

  1. A central vertical supporting post used in architecture and bridge as well as in aircraft and ship design.
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, chapter 27
      They called him King-Post on board of the Pequod; because, in form, he could be well likened to the short, square timber known by that name in Arctic whalers; and which by the means of many radiating side timbers inserted into it, serves to brace the ship against the icy concussions of those battering seas.

Alternative forms

  • kingpost

Synonyms

  • collar beam
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