The loft was broad and high, with splendid rough-cut oak purlins and three large Veluxes.
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Purlin
/[ˈpɜːɹlɪn]/
Synonyms for "purlin"
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25 translations across 20 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- corretja noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Czech
1 entries- vaznice noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Danish
1 entries- ås noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Finnish
2 entries- katto-orsi noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
- orsihirsi noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
French
1 entries- panne noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Galician
3 entries- carreira noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
- padia noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
- terza noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
German
1 entries- Pfette noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Greek
1 entries- τεγίδα noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Hawaiian
1 entries- ʻaho noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Irish
1 entries- taobhán noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Italian
1 entries- terzera noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Khmer
1 entries- ផ្លាន noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Korean
1 entries- 도리 noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Malay
2 entries- gulung-gulung noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
- kasau lintang noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Māori
1 entries- kaho noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Polish
1 entries- płatew noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Spanish
1 entries- correa noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Swedish
1 entries- takås noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Thai
1 entries- แป noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
Welsh
2 entries- trawslath noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
- tulath noun (longitudinal structural member of a roof)
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