"ridgepole" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈɹɪdʒpəʊl/ [UK] Forms: ridgepoles [plural]
Etymology: From ridge + pole. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ridge|pole}} ridge + pole Head templates: {{en-noun}} ridgepole (plural ridgepoles)
  1. A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached. Synonyms: ridgeboard, ridgepiece Translations (beam supporting rafters): μέλαθρον (mélathron) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), хоризонтална греда (horizontalna greda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), kurkihirsi (Finnish), harjahirsi (Finnish), harjapuu (Finnish), harjaorsi (Finnish), panne faîtière [feminine] (French), Firstbalken [masculine] (German), cleith mhullaigh [feminine] (Irish), tāhū (Maori), tāhuhu (Maori), tāuhu (Maori), viga (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ridgepole-en-noun-CKjF~W01 Disambiguation of 'beam supporting rafters': 77 23
  2. A horizontal pole that supports the roof of a ridge tent .
    Sense id: en-ridgepole-en-noun-XxwwdIQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ridge pole

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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