"ridgepole" meaning in English

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Noun

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. 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of 'beam supporting rafters': 80 20
  2. A horizontal pole that supports the roof of a ridge tent
    Sense id: en-ridgepole-en-noun-VhkdNZDN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ridge pole

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