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queen post

queen post

9.0
A vertical support between the main roof beams that holds the middle of the roof
  • noun
  • /kwin poʊst/
  • Specialized
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  • The restoration involved repairing the damaged queen post along with the rest of the wooden frame.

Examples

  • The engineer specified a queen post to support the central section of the old barn's roof.

  • Without a queen post, the timbers would not have provided enough strength for the wide span.

  • A queen post is essential for support.

  • Don't forget the queen post!

  • The engineer specified a queen post to support the central section of the old barn's roof.

  • The restoration involved repairing the damaged queen post along with the rest of the wooden frame.

  • Without a queen post, the timbers would not have provided enough strength for the wide span.

Synonyms

post
vsqueen post
99 1.0

A long pole set upright in the ground to support or mark

is an internal roof support between principal rafters rather than being set in ground

Surface Forms

queen post singular
queen posts plural

Morphology

queen + post

The head noun 'post' clearly signals an upright support, so a B1 learner would infer 'queen post' is a kind of post, but the modifier 'queen' is an arbitrary technical label rather than a compositional hint about its precise function or position. The specific meaning — a particular vertical member in a roof truss — is specialized and not predictable from the constituents alone, so the expression is only partially transparent.

Etymology

The term queen post comes from old roof builders. Builders used the name queen for the two vertical posts that stand in the middle of a roof frame. That's why queen post means a vertical post that 'supports' the middle of a roof.