"fork beam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fork beams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fork beam (plural fork beams)
  1. (shipbuilding) A half beam to support a deck, where hatchways occur.
    Sense id: en-fork_beam-en-noun-Vw~j~9b- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, manufacturing, shipbuilding

Inflected forms

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