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collar beam
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collar beam [′käl·ər ‚bēm]
(building construction)
A tie beam in a roof truss connecting the rafters well above the wall plate.
collar beam, spanpiece, sparpiece, top beam, wind beam
collar beam
A horizontal member which ties together (and stiffens) two opposite common rafters, usually at a point about halfway up the rafters in a collar beam roof.
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