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What (who) is king post - definition
CENTRAL VERTICAL POST USED IN ARCHITECTURAL OR BRIDGE DESIGNS
King-post; King post truss; Kingpost truss; King truss; King Post; Kingpost; Kingpost (marine); King posts; King-posts; Kingposts; King-pendant; Multiple kingpost; Multiple kingpost bridge; Multiple Kingpost; Multiple kingpost truss
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![A Norman truss in the 18th-century Bolduc House in [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A Photograph of the Norman Roof Truss in the Attic of the Bolduc House in Ste Genevieve MO.png?width=200 "A Norman truss in the 18th-century Bolduc House in [[Ste. Genevieve, Missouri]]")
![Crown posts in the nave roof at [[Old Romney]] church, Kent, England](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Old Romney Church roof.JPG?width=200 "Crown posts in the nave roof at [[Old Romney]] church, Kent, England")
king post
¦ noun an upright post extending from the tie beam to the apex of a roof truss.
King-post
·noun A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post. Called also crown-post.
King post
A king post (or king-post or kingpost) is a central vertical post used in architectural or bridge designs, working in tension to support a beam below from a truss apex above (whereas a crown post, though visually similar, supports items above from the beam below).
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King post
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A king post (or king-post or kingpost) is a central vertical post used in architectural or bridge designs, working in tension to support a beam below from a truss apex above (whereas a crown post, though visually similar, supports items above from the beam below).
In aircraft design a strut called a king post acts in compression, similarly to an architectural crown post. Usage in mechanical plant and marine engineering differs again, as noted below.
Examples of use of king post
1. "With money or without money," he warbles, his voice fading as the truck moves on, "I am always the king." Post a Comment Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.