"Howe truss" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Invented by William Howe in 1840.",
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      "form": "Howe trusses",
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "A truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression."
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  "word": "Howe truss"
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  "etymology_text": "Invented by William Howe in 1840.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Howe trusses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "glosses": [
        "A truss bridge consisting of chords, verticals, and diagonals whose vertical members are in tension and whose diagonal members are in compression."
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          "truss bridge"
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