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truss bridge

/trʌs brɪdʒ/

Tradução: Tipo de ponte cuja estrutura principal de sustentação é uma treliça, um arcabouço de elementos triangulares que distribui eficientemente o peso e as cargas.

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/trʌs brɪdʒ/C1formaltechnical
  • ptTipo de ponte cuja estrutura principal de sustentação é uma treliça, um arcabouço de elementos triangulares que distribui eficientemente o peso e as cargas.

A type of bridge whose main load-bearing structure is composed of a truss, a framework of triangular shapes that efficiently distributes weight and forces.

  1. Structural bridge typeC1formal

    A bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements forming triangular units.

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    • The engineers designed a truss bridge to span the wide river.
    • Many old railway lines feature classic truss bridges.
    • The truss bridge was chosen for its strength and efficiency.