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Ridgepole

//ˈɹɪdʒˌpoʊl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached.

    "In the middle of the floor was a pole of tough thornwood, to hold the end of the ridgepole."

  2. 2
    a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters wordnet
  3. 3
    A horizontal pole that supports the roof of a ridge tent .

Etymology

From ridge + pole.

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