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noun

joist

beam used to support floors or roofs

In a sentence

Six example sentences with joist, each labelled with its topic.

  • A single cracked joist under the hallway explained why the boards dipped whenever anyone walked toward the bathroom.

    Architecture

  • Restorers dated the barn by its oak joists, cut with an adze in a way abandoned after 1780.

    History

  • The installation hangs a hundred paper birds from an exposed joist, so the whole flock sways when the door opens.

    Art

  • The gym hung its climbing ropes from a steel joist, after an engineer confirmed the beam could carry the load.

    Fitness

  • Engineering students loaded a wooden joist until it cracked, recording the exact weight at which the fibers gave way.

    Science

  • A sensor bolted to the joist reports how much the floor flexes whenever a crowd gathers on it.

    Technology

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