structural member

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structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or buildingbeam - long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in constructionbracing, brace - a structural member used to stiffen a frameworkplate - structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorageriser - structural member consisting of the vertical part of a stair or stepsill - structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structurestructure, construction - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"tread - structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or stepupright, vertical - a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights"