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/ˈɹɪdʒpəʊl/ · noun
A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached..
In the middle of the floor was a pole of tough thornwood, to hold the end of the ridgepole.
Use ridge pole when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ridge pole means A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached..
Common synonyms include ridgeboard, ridgepiece, ridge, rooftree.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In the middle of the floor was a pole of tough thornwood, to hold the end of the ridgepole.
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