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n. A horizontal beam at the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached. Also called ridgeboard.

n. The horizontal pole at the top of a tent.

n. a horizontal pole that supports the roof of a tent

n. a beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached

n. The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are secured.

n. The board or timber at the ridge of a roof, into which the rafters are fastened. Also called ridge-plate or ridge-piece. See cut under roof.

n. a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters

"From there he gained the roof of a chicken-house, passed over the ridgepole and dropped to the ground inside."

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