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BOX BEAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does box beam mean?
• BOX BEAM (noun)
The noun BOX BEAM has 1 sense:
1. a beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
Familiarity information: BOX BEAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A beam built up from boards; has a hollow rectangular cross section
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
box beam; box girder
Hypernyms ("box beam" is a kind of...):
beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)
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