oak beam

collocation in English

meaningsofoakandbeam

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oak
noun[C or U]
uk
/əʊk/us
/oʊk/
a large tree that is common in northern countries, or the hard wood of ...
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beam
noun[C]
uk
/biːm/us
/biːm/
a line of light that shines from a ...
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(Definition ofoakandbeamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Above the door, on the righthandoakbeam, there is carving of a blackbird on a branch.
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A corridor with an openoakbeamroofs leads from the lobby to the east wing on the garden side.
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Originally, a gallery, or balcony, existed at the west end of the nave, supported by a massive hewnoakbeam.
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The ceiling is exposedoakbeamand both the floor and ceiling above are wideboard.
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Many of the original furnishings remain including the 16th century oak beams, staircases and fireplaces but it has undergone much modernization with up-to-date devices.
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The ceiling is supported by massive oak beams, which once divided the two floors in each casemate.
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Tracks, points, ballast, and sleepers, which had consisted of oak beams soaked in mineral tar oil, and were over 40 years old, were replaced.
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The basic structure of most houses of this period was made up of a skeleton of oak beams.
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Inside, there are exposed oak beams with decorative mouldings, and the brackets which originally supported the jettied upper storey survive.
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Buildings are mainly of timber, usually oak beams with wattle and daub infill, or brick.
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The large oak beams, only ten inches apart, as sound as in the day the original trees lifted their leafy tops high in air.
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The enormous roof is supported buy stout, oak beams called chonabari, which are curved at the base.
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Inside are chamfered oak beams, chimney corner ("inglenook") and oak supporting beams ("bressumer").
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This rectangular hall was heated by an open fireplace and features an arched roof with extensive oak beams and rafters.
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The 13th-century chancel has a 15th-century roof with oak beams decorated at intervals with little carvings of foliage.
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The floors were relaid with concrete on the oak beams, intending the construction to be more solid than before, and new stairs were built.
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Hand hewn oak beams support the 18-inch thick walls, which were cracked by the earthquake of 1755.
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The ceiling of the hall is two stories, with oak beams lining the ceiling.
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There are ancient oak beams in the old kitchen and on the top floor.
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