joist
any of a number of small, parallel beams of timber, steel, reinforced concrete, etc., for supporting floors, ceilings, or the like.
to furnish with or fix on joists.
Origin of joist
1Other words from joist
- joistless, adjective
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How to use joist in a sentence
Each little sound echoed hollow and loud from the bare, stone-flagged floors, the plastered walls, and the iron-joisted ceiling.
Whirligigs | O. HenryShe is a tank ribbed, joisted, stayed, but she is no greater mystery than a tank.
Notes on Life and Letters | Joseph Conrad
British Dictionary definitions for joist
/ (dʒɔɪst) /
a beam made of timber, steel, or reinforced concrete, used in the construction of floors, roofs, etc: See also rolled-steel joist
(tr) to construct (a floor, roof, etc) with joists
Origin of joist
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