English Dictionary

bressummer

noun

(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).

The bressummer supports the weight of the upper floors in the building.

意味（1）

(architecture) A large, horizontal supporting beam which bears the weight of a wall starting on a first or higher floor, particularly when exposed or used to support a jetty (timber-frame overhang construction).

Once the floor joists were in position, the framing of the next storey could continue, with a bressummer laid along their ends.