Found 3 items, similar to joist.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: joist gading-gading
English → English (WordNet) Definition: joist joist n : beam used to support floors or roofs
English → English (gcide) Definition: Joist Joist \Joist\ (joist), n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[^i]te, fr. gesir to lie, F. g['e]sir. See Gist.] (Arch.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or use, binding joist, bridging joist, ceiling joist, trimming joist, etc. See Illust. of Double-framed floor, under Double, a. [1913 Webster] Joist \Joist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Joisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Joisting.] To fit or furnish with joists. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]