bowstring truss

noun

1. a structural truss consisting of a curved top chord meeting a bottom chord at each end.

Example Sentences

The new theater, which sits inside a 7,500-square-foot bowstring truss structure, represents the final piece of the puzzle of DuVernay’s Array campus, which opened early last year.

From Los Angeles Times

The oldest bowstring truss bridge in the country, the Springfield Bridge spanned the Cadron Creek near Springfield on the Faulkner and Conway county line.

From Washington Times

The oldest bowstring truss bridge in the country, the Springfield Bridge spanned the Cadron Creek near Springfield on the Faulkner and Conway county line.

From Seattle Times

Beneath the restored wood bowstring truss ceiling and exposed brick walls, everything under the Made Solid brand is “100% by hand, right here,” co-founder Peter Maxwell says of his studio and shop.

From Los Angeles Times

They landed simultaneously on the top of the arch of the bowstring truss.

From Literature