Joist Definition

joist
joists
noun
Any of the parallel planks or beams that hold up the planks of a floor or the laths of a ceiling.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To provide with joists.
Webster's New World

Origin of Joist

  • Middle English giste, joiste from Old French giste from feminine past participle of gesir to lie, lie down from Latin iacēre yē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French giste, feminine of gist, the past participle of gesir (“to lie down”).

    From Wiktionary

Joist Sentence Examples

  • The deck support joists are then fixed to the ledger board using joist hangers.

  • The new timber should be taken the full length of the old joist even if there is only a slight bow in the middle.

  • His hat was then thrown on to a joist of the stand to the general merriment of the away fans.

  • The side roof trusses are supported at the bottom of the post member by joist hangers in the compartment wall.

  • The instructions on your deck plans will tell you exactly how far to place your joist apart.

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Words Starting With

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TSTIST

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