| 单词 | ridgepole |
| 例句 | Alex Stadel, a structural engineer from Keast & Hood, devised the custom base, which looks like two unfurled umbrellas, standing upright and connected by a ridgepole, adding some upright poles on tracks for additional flexibility. Where George Washington Slept (Perhaps Not Well) 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z It has a frame of forks and ridgepoles, and is covered with guanaco skins. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z One of the boat's masts was used for a ridgepole, and the oars for rafters. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z She had left the lantern lit and it swung from a rope tied to the ridgepole of the tent, and beyond the half partition of canvas. The Corner House Girls Under Canvas How they reached Pleasant Cove and what happened afterward 2012-02-03T03:00:19.757Z It was difficult to think of these houses as having been raised from solid foundation to level ridgepole so far from the facilities of transportation. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z “I was crawling along the ridgepole of her garage catching her cat for her, and I couldn't get up.” Life's Minor Collisions 2011-11-03T02:00:17.547Z Of quite similar construction were the larger oval wigwams, where two groups of poles were arranged at the ends in the form of semicircles, with a ridgepole extending between the tops of the two groups. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z “We’re all ready for a roof, Verny, and don’t know where to find any wood for rafters or ridgepole,” said Joan, when the Captain walked over to pass judgment upon the structure. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z As we drove on, a gigantic black man appeared on the ridgepole of the highest building and, stark naked, rushed aimlessly back and forth, stamping gleefully on the corrugated iron, and chanting as he stamped. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z That afternoon, the ridgepole and rafters of the roof were set and the uprights of the walls nailed in securely. The Woodcraft Girls in the City 2011-03-27T02:00:11.007Z A crow sat on the house's ridgepole and croaked raucous insults to the four winds. Swamp Cat 2011-03-06T03:00:20.453Z Other poles rested against the ridgepole and so formed the sloping supports upon which the strips of bark were placed. Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi 2011-11-02T02:00:10.087Z Lay the strips lengthwise, from ridgepole to eaves, and fasten down each strip on the old boards. Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp 2011-10-21T02:00:19.027Z It required two forked stakes, a smooth ridgepole, and a dozen or more pins to pitch it. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z The straw roof along the ridgepole extended over all, even for a part of the way over the small, boxlike quarters of the two boatmen. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z Its ridgepole, its roof edges, its corners, look as if they had been drawn with a ruler, where those of the old barn were sketched freehand. The Jonathan Papers The upright poles, cross pieces, the ridgepole, and the rafters and cross rafters, were securely fastened together with tough bark and vines, while the roof was carefully thatched with palm leaves. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers Fred chopped a hole in the ice in order to fill the kettle, and while it was boiling, they cut down a number of small saplings, and placed them in lean-to fashion against a ridgepole. Northern Diamonds Cap was madder'n a July hornet, and cussed till the ridgepole shook. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign At Mr. Reid's request, Mr. Kit-ze had rigged up a new and a more substantial roof along the ridgepole and its supporting framework. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z A ridgepole may then be nailed to the upper ends of the uprights. Primary Handwork The leaves were laid upon the roof, beginning at the eaves, stems pointing to the ridgepole. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers Dislodged from one quarter, they flapped across my heart to another ridgepole. Dwellers in the Hills Its ridgepole is marred by three unusually obtrusive "lightning conductors," which could hardly have been more offensive had they been turned into those lath-like crosses which are seen elsewhere. The Cathedrals of Northern France From the ridgepole the sides curve down and out to the ground, presenting a sloping surface to the wind at every angle. Across Mongolian Plains A Naturalist's Account of China's 'Great Northwest' If the slope of the roof is long enough to allow the cardboard to sag, light strips of wood extending from the ridgepole to the outer edge of the box may be added. Primary Handwork Royal palm bark was used along the ridgepole. Pioneering in Cuba A Narrative of the Settlement of La Gloria, the First American Colony in Cuba, and the Early Experiences of the Pioneers Lengthwise along the centre, to form a ridgepole, another stout log was laid and the whole framework supported by additional posts, among which were two on the east side to enclose the door. The Homesteaders A Novel of the Canadian West “Low court—high court—clear to the ridgepole—clear to the cupoly, and then I’ll shin the weather vane with the star spangled banner of justice between my teeth.” Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905 A guard was set day and night, to see if any danger approached; and a row of swallows might be seen on the ridgepole at all hours. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag VI An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Etc. Or, two pieces may be used, one for each slope of the roof, each piece being tacked to the ridgepole. Primary Handwork Nor does head-hunting end with marriage, for the standing of both the man and his wife in the community depends upon the number of grinning skulls which swing from the ridgepole of their hut. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China “Here she goes!” yelled Dan Soppinger, and let fly with so much strength that the snowball sailed up to the very ridgepole of the barn and disappeared on the other side. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch The Cowboys' Double Round-Up But the little birds were sitting on the ridgepole, singing. The Book of Stories for the Story-teller She drew off her glove and, leaning over, felt the blankets that were thrown over the ridgepole. The Gold Girl To keep out the rain, I had laid my poncho on the windward side of the tent, buttoning it along the ridgepole; but it slapped a good deal of the time. At Plattsburg It was like riding blindfolded along the ridgepole of a church, and, had my pony slipped, the results would have been the same. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China When the third day dawned, the tent was buried nearly to the ridgepole under snow. The Man from the Bitter Roots Then they rested against the ridgepole from either side other and smaller poles at an angle of forty or fifty degrees. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War A faint, thin film of blue was eddying along the ridgepole of the kitchen addition. Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way So they climbed up the slope of the submerged farm house, and joined those who were already perched along the ridgepole, like so many birds awaiting the time for flight. Afloat on the Flood Old Buff, her large, yellow cat, would sometimes run to the ridgepole and from there watch for the river boats as they returned with fresh fish. Some Three Hundred Years Ago A variant of the usual form, which is kaupaku, the ridgepole of a house, its apex. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula From fork to fork they placed a strong ridgepole. The Last of the Chiefs A Story of the Great Sioux War The pediment with its ridgepole, principal rafters, and purlines are to be built in such a way that the eaves shall be equivalent to one third of the completed roof. The Ten Books on Architecture And straddling the ridgepole with daggers between their teeth, alas, they became dizzy and toppled down the steep shingles to the gutter, to be whirled away in the torrent of an April shower. Journeys to Bagdad The provisions were piled up nearly to the ridgepole at the back. Where the Sun Swings North Those animals which could climb were soon scrambling to the roof of the Ark, where they sat on or clung desperately to the ridgepole. The Cruise of the Noah's Ark Numerous light rafters of wood or of bamboo extend from the ridgepole in parallel rows at intervals of 30 to 40 centimeters. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Under the roof, if the span is pretty large, are the crossbeams and struts; if it is of moderate extent, only the ridgepole, with the principal rafters extending to the outer edge of the eaves. The Ten Books on Architecture It will be noticed that the front is partly closed by logs leaned against it and resting against the front crosspiece or ridgepole. Navaho Houses, pages 469-518 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898 With the conifer trees, the Scotch pine, the white spruce, the balsam fir and the ridgepole pine are those which are growing. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 One new but unfinished house seemed to have been built from the ridgepole downward, instead of in the usual order. Russian Rambles On the outside, one frequently sees at the ends of the ridgepole, and set upright at right angles to each other, two narrow, thin pieces of wood about 1 meter long. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The three rows, meeting at the top, were lashed to a ridgepole. Days of the Discoverers A continuous piece of cloth runs from the ground to the eaves, thence on toward the ridgepole, and down the other side to the ground. How to Camp Out Many a scalp hung to the ridgepole of his lodge and many a bear and wildcat had he slain at great risk to his life. The Princess Pocahontas And, fluttering up to the ridgepole of the tent, he looked down with pity and tenderness upon the heart-broken chief. The Curious Book of Birds There is always an extra layer of leaves over the ridgepole as a protection against the rain. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir As the hay got higher up in the mow, beyond the eaves, and almost up to the level of the topmost beam, one of the farm hands noticed the little bat hanging under the ridgepole. Children of the Wild Next spread the tent on the ground, and put the ridgepole in its place in the top of the tent, and the two upright poles in their places. How to Camp Out The day was cold, the woods were wet, and the weather was beastly altogether when Killooleet first came and sang on my ridgepole. Wilderness Ways He thought how he had tried to make out what she was driving at about Edith, and the chicken coop, and the ridgepole! The Vehement Flame Occasionally a long strip or two of bark is placed as a hood on the ridgepole to help prevent the entrance of the rain during the northwest monsoon, when it comes down in indescribable torrents. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Hsü Sun then threw his chalice on the ridgepole of the room, causing it to be whirled into the air. Myths and Legends of China The ridgepole should be well rounded on the edges, and be about two and a half inches wide and two inches thick. How to Camp Out Killooleet was singing, cheery as ever; but my own heart gave a minor chord of sadness to his trill that was not there when he sang on my ridgepole. Wilderness Ways Camp Hanger The camp hanger shown in the illustration can be hung from the ridgepole of the tent, and is particularly useful when from two to four persons occupy the tent. Camping For Boys Looking down from the great height, they seemed perched upon the ridgepole of the world, and even the snow-crowned Sierra peaks seemed beneath them. Dutch Courage and Other Stories Again the sharp whack of the axes cut out a ridgepole and two forked supports. The Lady of Big Shanty Then and there Prescott stood up in the low-ceilinged tent and tossed his campaign hat up to the ridgepole. Dick Prescott's Second Year at West Point Finding the Glory of the Soldier's Life The tent, twelve feet by twenty, and eleven feet high at the ridgepole, with six-foot walls, was their greatest single treasure. The High School Boys in Summer Camp I tried to coax him to come within reach again, but he only went up the roof to the ridgepole and looked down the other side and said "meow." On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes From there he gained the roof of a chicken-house, passed over the ridgepole and dropped to the ground inside. White Fang Garlands of these, arranged close together, were stretched across the streets from ridgepoles to ridgepole, and your jinrikisha whisked you through interminable arbors of soft illumination. Ponkapog Papers "I dare you to climb up there and walk the ridgepole of Mr. Barry's kitchen roof." Anne of Green Gables If he had told me to dance a jig on the ridgepole of our barn, I would have tried it. Laddie; a true blue story They crawled back to the ridgepole, and worked their hose lines around to the end of the building, out of the flames. The Gray Dawn Its walls were of tiger skins, the ridgepole, as well as the poles of the framework, were made of brass, and a carving of the naga stood out from each gable. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 The pillars that had supported the ridgepole were still standing in some of the ruins. Travels in Alaska I shall walk that ridgepole, Diana, or perish in the attempt. Anne of Green Gables Twenty-two other sticks of the same length were to form the ridgepoles. With Buller in Natal, Or, a Born Leader At the other end of the ridgepole Keith made out the dark forms of two men from another company. The Gray Dawn Fortunately, two large joists or couples, being deeply embedded in the substance of the walls, remained, when the rafters and ridgepole were torn away, or we must have been crushed in the ruins. Tom Cringle's Log Only the ridgepole of Avernus was visible from the level upon which Bedlam stood, all the rest of it being hidden by the high rocks which surround it. The Camp Fire Girls at Camp Keewaydin Or, Paddles Down I received her as politely as I could, because I think she was sorry she dared me to walk a ridgepole. Anne of Green Gables "And now," said Frank, as he absorbed the last morsels on his plate, "let's see whereabouts on the ridgepole of the earth we have lighted." The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic Along the ridgepole cautiously sidled the two men of the other company, dragging their hose. The Gray Dawn There were two forked uprights and across these was laid the ridgepole. Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures The ridgepole was, perhaps, twenty feet from the ground. Omoo I was walking the ridgepole and I fell off. Anne of Green Gables Then, on the second night, there was a little wind, and the tent collapsed on us, the ridgepole taking Aggie across the chest. Tish Some of them had little ornamental iron fencelets running along their ridgepoles, or lightning rods on the chimneys or at the corners, although thunderstorms were practically unknown. The Gray Dawn Eddie Ingram laid his end of the ridgepole on the ground and stealing cautiously over among the sleeping Ravens, removed the post card from the sapling and put the other card in its place. Tom Slade : Boy Scout of the Moving Pictures Immediately beneath both ends of the ridgepole there is a small opening in the grass through which the smoke of the cooking fires is supposed to escape. The Bontoc Igorot "I knew a girl in Marysville who could walk the ridgepole of a roof." Anne of Green Gables The ridgepole of the roof was supported by two crotched trees and the roofing was made of logs and wooden slabs. Pioneers of the Old Southwest: a chronicle of the dark and bloody ground The ridgepoles stood transformed into beds of flowers; their long tufts of grass waved in the wind, the blossoms nodding their heads amicably to the passers-by. Noto: an Unexplained Corner of Japan The mysterious artisan who had laid the cabin, log by log, had pegged a wind-vane to the ridgepole. The Son of the Wolf The roof falls away sharply from the ridgepole not only at the sides but at the ends, so that, except at the ridge, the roof appears square. The Bontoc Igorot I have a wife for you—nay, two wives, for your days are short and I shall surely live to see you hang with my fathers from the canoe-house ridgepole.” Jerry of the Islands The 5-foot ridgepole of the steep, heavy, grass roof is supported by two posts rising from the basal timbers of the third story. The Bontoc Igorot |
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