As for the roofs, by cutting away the ends of the crossbeams and making them converge gradually as they lay them across, they bring them up to the top from the four sides in the shape of a pyramid.
Under the roof, if the span is pretty large, are the crossbeams and struts; if it is of moderate extent, only the ridgepole, with the principal rafters extending to the outer edge of the eaves.
Defn: A framework of sleepers and crossbeams forming a foundation in marshy or treacherous soil.
Railroad) Defn: One of the crossbeams connecting the side frames of a truck with each other.
A framework of sleepers and crossbeams forming a foundation in marshy or treacherous soil.
In one Kenyah house a fantastic figure of the gibbon is carved on the ends of all the main crossbeams of the house, and the chief said that this has been their custom for many generations.
In one Kayan house the ends of all the maincrossbeams that support the roof are ornamented with fretwork designs, which are clearly animal derivatives and apparently all of the same animal.
On each of the crossbeams were fastened heavy chains, each terminating in a large iron ring.
Another row was then put about ten feet from the first, and the same kind of posts being inserted, crossbeams were fastened from a spot of one row to the corresponding one in the other.
The shaft of the cross, with a serpent twining about its base, rose high above the cypresses; and the image of the Christ hanging upon its crossbeams fronted the east, which was now heavy with clouds.
But there was only the gleam of the lantern it carried on a pole rising above its roof, and throwing crossbeams of light upon the walls and windows on each side of the street.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "crossbeams" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
