lathnoun [ C ]
uk/lɑːθ/us/læθ/a long, thin, flat strip of wood, used to make a structure to support plaster on walls or tiles on the roof of a building
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Physical supports and supporting
- backbone
- bearing
- bolster
- bookend
- buoy
- burden
- buttress
- cantilever
- groan
- pile
- rafter
- runner
- scaffold
- scaffolding
- shore
- shore sth up
- skid
- stanchion
- stem
- stilt
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