braced arch: Meaning and Definition of

braced' arch'

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. an arch of steel, timber, etc., having a trusslike framework maintaining rigidity under a variety of eccentric loads: a true arch because it is fixed or tied at both sides of the base. Cf. arched truss.
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