ridgepole
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters
Types & categories
- beam hypernym
Parts & wholes
- gable roof part holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | gable roof |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | beam |