Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

oak-beamed

English answer:

the ceiling beams are made of oak

Added to glossary by elsayed fayed
Jun 28, 2010 09:11
13 yrs ago
English term

oak-beamed

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Awarded an AA rosette, the oak-beamed Bay Restaurant offers fine dining in a beautiful environment, using local, organic produce.
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the ceiling beams are made of oak

The beams are the long elements that support the ceiling or roof. If they are metal they are often called girders.
Peer comment(s):

agree meirs : correct explanation - but must be "massaged" into the translated sentence
4 mins
Thanks meirs. Elsayed may be editing the English or may just be verifying the information in English in order to translate it.
agree Inge Dijkstra : This seems to be the right answer, although it may not be restricted to the restaurant's ceiling.
8 mins
Thanks Inge. To clarify a definition: A supporting member that transfers weight from one location to another. A structural member, usually horizontal, whose main function is to carry loads transverse to its longitudinal axis. (they can merely decorative)
agree Rolf Keiser : Good Morning, Jenni and have a sunny day
29 mins
Cheers and thanks, Rolf. No sun here but the drop in temperature is worth the clouds!
agree Colin Ryan (X)
1 hr
Good afternoon and thanks, ryancolm.
agree Polangmar
3 hrs
Greetings and thanks, Polangmar.
agree juvera : It is important to note: these oak beams are exposed (visible) while for esthetic and a lot of other reasons, it is unlikely that steel girders would be exposed.
5 hrs
Thanks juvera. Good point. I was thinking more of art nouveau/moderniste buildings and very modern architecture that both have exposed beams.
agree airmailrpl : -
8 hrs
Good evening and thanks, airmailrpl.
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2 mins

pieces of timber from the oak tree

There are beams made of oak decorating the dining area. They may or may not be genuinely old (dating from a time where houses were made with timber supports) or just sham ones aimed at giving a cosy "olde-worlde" atmosphere.

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Note added at 9 mins (2010-06-28 09:21:47 GMT)
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Jenni has said this more precisely - the supports I refer to are indeed the horizontal "beams" across the ceiling, which may or may not serve an actual purpose in supporting (hence the word "sham")
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