deck beam

noun

1. nautical a stiffening deck member supported at its extremities by knee connections to frames or bulkheads

Example Sentences

Or, he could have typed into a search engine, “connect deck beam to post” — and hoped he would find the correct answer.

From Washington Post

“Well, here we are,” said the Deck Beam, addressing the Donkey Engine.

From Project Gutenberg

A severed and dangling piston rod crashed in monotonous rhythm against a deck beam as the rest of the auxiliary compression unit strained to satisfy its function.

From Project Gutenberg

The highest point of the deck is at No. 6, where a deck beam is placed, the shape of it and of the deck at No. 9 being shown in Fig.

From Project Gutenberg

Then a light deck beam is set in amidships, the mast step put in, and the inside of the hull and the bottom of the deck painted.

From Project Gutenberg