Airbeam

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A support element for a lightweight structure such as a tent consisting of an inflatable tube or similar length of material given shape by being filled with air.

    "A strut is tightly connected to a cylindrical airbeam along its whole length where it acts as a compression element."

Example

More examples

"A strut is tightly connected to a cylindrical airbeam along its whole length where it acts as a compression element."

Etymology

From air + beam.

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