common rafter
common rafter. One of a series of rafters of uniform size regularly spaced along the length of a pitched roof, or placed as intermediates between principals, with one end attached to the wall-plate and the other to the opposite common rafter at the ridge. A pair of common rafters is a couple.
More From encyclopedia.com
Common Cuckoo , Cuculus canorus Common kingfisher , common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) See ALCEDINIDAE.
Alcedo atthis (common kingfisher) See ALCEDINIDAE. Common Hippopotamus , common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) See HIPPOPOTAMIDAE.
Hippopotamus amphibius (common hippopotamus) See HIPPOPOTAMIDAE. Common wombat , common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) See VOMBATIDAE.
Vombatus ursinus (common wombat) See VOMBATIDAE. Common chameleon , Chamaeleo chamaeleon (common chameleon, European chameleon, Mediterranean chameleon) See CHAMAELEONTIDAE.
common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) See… Rafter , rafter. One of several long, inclined, rectangular timbers used in the construction of pitched roofs, supporting the roof-covering, e.g. laths and ti…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
common rafter