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Meaning of Trussing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The timbers, etc., that form a truss.
  2. The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, etc., by putting in struts, ties, etc., until it has something of the character of a truss.
  3. The act of a hawk or other bird of prey in seizing its quarry and soaring into the air with it.

Equivalents

العربية الرّبط

Examples

“1849-1850, John Weale, Rudimentary Dictionary of Terms used in Architecture, Building, and Engineering Beds (Trussing) were beds which packed into chests , for travelling ; and , considering the frequent removals , these must have been the most convenient kind .”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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