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n. The fore-and-aft spar extending from stem to stern on a lifeboat and serving as a raised spreader for a boat cover. (FM 55-501).

n. A strong bar placed across a hatch opening to hold hatch boards or hatch covers. (FM 55-501).

"Internal DOT e-mails obtained by the Star-News through a public records request revealed that a temporary brace called a strongback, which connected the girder to the next section of the bridge, failed, causing other temporary holders between the beams to break and the girder to tumble."

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