"needle beam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: needle beams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} needle beam (plural needle beams)
  1. The horizontal cross timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is shored up to enable alterations in the lower part.
    Sense id: en-needle_beam-en-noun-5YYKFllz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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