Bridges

Bridges

Of or pertaining to any structure that spans and so provides passage over rivers,roads etc

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wagon-way

Architecture; Bridges

That portion of a floor set aside for wagon traffic.

A form of piling used to shut out water, generally made of several planks spiked or bolted together, and arranged to secure a tongued and grooved effect when driven close together. Steel shapes are ...

wale

Architecture; Bridges

A flat piece of timber laid horizontally for bracing upright timbers and for guiding them during driving, as in sheet piling.

walking crane

Architecture; Bridges

A locomotive, or steam engine on wheels, with a crane attached. Used in yard work.

wall

Architecture; Bridges

A structure or slab of small thickness, built in a vertical or nearly vertical plane.

wall plate

Architecture; Bridges

A steel plate laid on a masonry or a concrete wall to carry the end of a beam and to distribute its load.

wallower

Architecture; Bridges

A gear wheel composed of two parallel discs set some distance apart on an axle with round rods parallel to the axle, set at equal intervals around the periphery of the discs. These rods mesh with the ...