I dare you to climb up there and walk the ridgepole of Mr. Barry's kitchen roof.
Source: tatoeba (5833817)
Ridgepole
//ˈɹɪdʒˌpoʊl//
Synonyms for "ridgepole" (22 found)
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Translations
14 translations across 9 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μέλαθρον noun (beam supporting rafters)
Bulgarian
1 entries- хоризонтална греда noun (beam supporting rafters)
Finnish
4 entries- harjahirsi noun (beam supporting rafters)
- harjaorsi noun (beam supporting rafters)
- harjapuu noun (beam supporting rafters)
- kurkihirsi noun (beam supporting rafters)
French
1 entries- panne faîtière noun (beam supporting rafters)
German
1 entries- Firstbalken noun (beam supporting rafters)
Irish
1 entries- cleith mhullaigh noun (beam supporting rafters)
Malay
1 entries- tulang bumbung noun (beam supporting rafters)
Māori
3 entries- tāhuhu noun (beam supporting rafters)
- tāhū noun (beam supporting rafters)
- tāuhu noun (beam supporting rafters)
Portuguese
1 entries- viga noun (beam supporting rafters)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
I shall walk that ridgepole, Diana, or perish in the attempt.
Source: tatoeba (5833825)
In the middle of the floor was a pole of tough thornwood, to hold the end of the ridgepole.
Source: wiktionary
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