supporting structure
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supporting structure — noun a structure that serves to support something • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑construction • Hyponyms: ↑framework, ↑skeleton, ↑skeletal frame, ↑frame, ↑underframe, ↑supp … Useful english dictionary
Supporting structure — The main supporting unit (usually a pole or tower) for transmission line conductors, insulators, and other auxiliary line equipment. U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration s Energy Glossary … Energy terms
structure — 1 *building, edifice, pile 2 Structure, anatomy, framework, skeleton are often used interchangeably. Structure is by far the richest in implications and the widest in its range of application. In general it denotes the formation, arrangement, and … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Snow-supporting structure — Snow supporting structures are structures for avalanche control. They are subdivided into rigid structures and flexible structures. [ [http://geosurvey.state.co.us/Default.aspx?tabid=400 Mitigation and Land Use Avalanches ] , Colorado Geological… … Wikipedia
Structure (disambiguation) — The structure of a thing is how the parts of it relate to each other, how it is put together .Structure may also refer to:* architectural structure, a man made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous… … Wikipedia
structure — 1. The arrangement of the details of a part; the manner of formation of a part. 2. A tissue or formation made up of different but related parts. 3. In chemistry, the specific connections of the atoms in a given molecule. SYN: structura. [L.… … Medical dictionary
Supporting — Support Sup*port , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supported}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supporting}.] [F. supporter, L. supportare to carry on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under + portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.] 1. To bear by being under; to … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supporting wall — wall that is built to hold up a structure … English contemporary dictionary
Tensile structure — A tensile structure is a construction of elements carrying only tension and no compression or bending. The term tensile should not be confused with tensegrity, which is a structural form with both tension and compression elements.Most tensile… … Wikipedia
Viet Cong and PAVN strategy, organization and structure — US caricature of Ho Chi Minh During the Second Indochina War, better known as the Vietnam War, a distinctive land warfare strategy and organization was used by the Main Force of the People s Liberation Armed Forces (better known as the Viet Cong… … Wikipedia