support beam

collocation in English

meaningsofsupportandbeam

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support
noun
uk
/səˈpɔːt/us
/səˈpɔːrt/
agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group, ...
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beam
noun[C]
uk
/biːm/us
/biːm/
a line of light that shines from a ...
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(Definition ofsupportandbeamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Trapeze integration is very common, all the way to owners extending the centerlinesupportbeamforward into a gennaker boom.
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Investigators later identified cracks in the mainsupportbeamconnecting the wing to the fuselage.
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The mainsupportbeamis made out of cast iron.
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The tin has a slight cove around the edges and centralsupportbeam.
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As he made his escape, he hit his head on a woodensupportbeamand fell off the roof, but survived.
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His origin is unclear and when it is attempted to remove him from the station, asupportbeamfalls on him and traps him.
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He attempts to pull her free, but one of her legs is pinned by asupportbeam.
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This date was inscribed on asupportbeam, and probably indicates the year in which expansion was begun.
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This would cause a lever with a counterweight to rise, pulling on thesupportbeamunder the gallows.
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One mine collapsed when runaway trucks crashed into asupportbeamin the shaft.
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The chimneys do not transition through the meeting area to the ground level, but rather are supported by the summer beam (lengthwisesupportbeam) in the attic.
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She was the one who inadvertently caused the tunnel collapsed by slipping and grabbing hold of an old ricketysupportbeamthat couldn't hold her weight.
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Quarter-inch closed-cell foam was used to dampen the area between the underside of the floor panels and the top of the support beams.
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The station is covered by a series of elegant off-white canopies stretched taut between support beams resting on columns, giving the site an open, modern ambience.
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In addition, the steel support beams taking the weight of the floors and the balcony were severely corroded.
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An operator cut a vital steel support beams on a roof truss.
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A water/glycol mix circulating through the steel support beams maintains an even temperature and limits condensation on the glass.
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Some support beams for the coaster were built by digging downward to accommodate space.
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There are ship's timbers as support beams in the main reception room.
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