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queen post
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queen post
n.
One of two upright supporting posts set vertically between the rafters and the tie beam at equal distances from the apex of a roof.
queen post
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) one of a pair of vertical posts that connect the tie beam of a truss to the principal rafters Compare king post
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Noun1.queen post - vertical tie post in a roof truss
post - an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them"


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