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    RIDGEPOLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of raftersplay

    Synonyms:

    ridge; ridgepole; rooftree

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("ridgepole" is a kind of...):

    beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)

    Holonyms ("ridgepole" is a part of...):

    gable roof; saddle roof; saddleback; saddleback roof (a double sloping roof with a ridge and gables at each end)

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