🏚️rafter (rafteur)

noun
/ˈræftər/
poutre (poutre)

Signification

One of the sloping beams that supports a roof.
Traduction de la signification
Une des poutres inclinées qui soutient un toit.
Une des poutres inclinées qui soutient un toit.

Phrases d'exemple

The old barn’s rafters were exposed.

Les poutres du vieux grenier étaient exposées.
Les poutres du vieux grenier étaient exposées.

Synonymes

beam, joist, support, truss

Antonymes

pillar, column

Collocations

roof rafter, wooden rafter, support rafter, ceiling rafter

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