n. 25B6; noun
the bridge is supported by three steel trusses : SUPPORT, buttress, joist, brace, prop, strut, stay, stanchion, pier.
a hernia truss : SURGICAL APPLIANCE, support, pad.
25B6; verb they trussed us up with ropes and chains : TIE UP, bind, chain up; pinion, fetter, tether, secure.