a weight-bearing structural frame made of interconnected beams, usually forming triangles and used in bridges or roofs

A horizontal beam laid across house rafters or roof trusses to support the roof

(literary) wooden stocks used as a torture instrument or for punishing criminals; figurative for any punishment equipment

stocks and saws; refers to any kind of torture equipment or punishment device

The horizontal beams and square rafters used in the construction of a roof

a portable, pre-fabricated truss bridge designed for military use

boom sail; a type of square-rigged or fore-and-aft sail attached to a horizontal spar