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Crown posts

Scope note

Any vertical members in a roof truss, especially a king post or a queen post. RHDEL2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002451

Narrower Terms used

queen posts
princess posts
king posts

Term used for

crown-posts
posts, crown

Equivalent Terms used

crown post

Created

13yrs ago

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