diagonal brace

collocation in English

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diagonal
adjective
uk
/daɪˈæɡ.ən.əl/us
/daɪˈæɡ.ən.əl/
A diagonal line is straight and sloping, not horizontal or vertical, for example joining two opposite corners of a square or other flat shape with ...
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brace
noun
uk
/breɪs/us
/breɪs/
something that is used to support or connect things, or to make ...
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(Definition ofdiagonalandbracefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On some missions a small wing-like structure housing sensors was fitted to each side of the forward fuselage, with adiagonalbracebelow it.
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It usesdiagonalbracewire that connects the tops to the bottoms of all adjacent posts.
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Building length can be extended with added discrete brace systems (e.g. roof level horizontal brace, portal frame,diagonalbrace, interior partition shear wall).
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They are connected across the top by a beam and use adiagonalbracebetween the outer edge.
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As the gate was operated, the failure initiated at adiagonalbracebetween the lowest and second lowest struts.
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Leaning against the bark chimney is a mortised hurdle with characteristic diagonal braces.
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The footbridge was designed as a suspended rope truss, which results in a very stiff bridge due to its diagonal braces.
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The hay barn, the larger of the two built during his ownership, used diagonal braces to augment its framing.
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The fuselage was a rectangular structure with four longerons interconnected by vertical and diagonal braces skinned in 3-ply wood.
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It features a massive, elaborate two-tiered central portico supported by three conspicuous diagonal braces link together four paired, seven-inch square chamfered columns.
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Diagonal braces and horizontal braces, commonly referred to as upright frame lacing is usually welded between two upright columns to form selective upright frames.
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Inside, the barn's framing is augmented with long diagonal braces.
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Deep overhanging eaves are supported by diagonal braces with a modern look.
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In order to better handle these loads, the struts are connected with diagonal braces that take the stress as axial loads.
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Four-inch-thick by foot-wide hewn oak timbers were mortised and tenoned, and fastened with wooden dowels into a diagonal braced frame.
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There are diagonal braces that measure 4by 7, and are tenoned to fit into cross tie beams, and fitted with 2by2 in oak wedges.
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The tailplane was built up with wooden ribs and plywood leading edges stiffened with internal diagonal braces.
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These first 122 shells are easy to identify as they have the diagonal braces connecting the turret tops to the bulkhead and use a heavier gauge steel.
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