|
|
1. (n.) joist
one of a number of small parallel beams of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete that support a floor or ceiling.
Etymology: (1325–75; ME giste < OF, n. der. of gesir to lie &indirdesc; L jacēre)
|
| Definition of 'joist' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) joist
beam used to support floors or roofs
|
| Definition of 'joist' |
Webster Dictionary |
|
1. (noun) joist
a piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a
2. (verb) joist
to fit or furnish with joists
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'joist' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of joist 
