English Dictionary

TRIMMER JOIST

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does trimmer joist mean? 

TRIMMER JOIST (noun)
  The noun TRIMMER JOIST has 1 sense:

1. joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.play

  Familiarity information: TRIMMER JOIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TRIMMER JOIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Joist that receives the end of a header in floor or roof framing in order to leave an opening for a staircase or chimney etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

trimmer; trimmer joist

Hypernyms ("trimmer joist" is a kind of...):

joist (beam used to support floors or roofs)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"No cows, no cares." (English proverb)

"Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas." (Native American proverb, Blackfoot)

"He who got out of his home lessened his value." (Arabic proverb)

"A monkey is a gazelle in its mother’s eyes." (Egyptian proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact