"waybeam" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From way + beam",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "waybeams",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "1950 March, H. A. Vallance, “On Foot Across the Forth Bridge”, in Railway Magazine, page 149",
          "text": "Oak waybeams, 28 ft. long × 14 in. wide × 9½ in. deep, resting in the troughs, support the track, which is laid with flat-bottom bridge rails, 56 ft. long, and weighing 126 lb. per yd.",
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        "A longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge."
      ],
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          "rail transport",
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          "longitudinal",
          "longitudinal"
        ],
        [
          "timber",
          "timber"
        ],
        [
          "railway track",
          "railway track"
        ],
        [
          "bridge",
          "bridge"
        ]
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        "(rail transport) A longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge."
      ],
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        "rail-transport",
        "railways",
        "transport"
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  "word": "waybeam"
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  "etymology_text": "From way + beam",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "A longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge."
      ],
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        ],
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        "(rail transport) A longitudinal timber supporting railway track, especially on a bridge."
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        "rail-transport",
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  "word": "waybeam"
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