tail-bay

tail-bay

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1. n. One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay. Source: opted
2. n. The part of a canal lock below the lower gates. Source: opted
3. 1. (Arch.) One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. Case-bay. 2. The part of a canal lock below the lower gates. Source: webster
4. One of the joists which rest one end on the wall and the otheron a girder; also, the space between a wall and the nearest girder ofa floor. Cf. Case-bay. Source: adambom

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