Republic of. Formerly Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the S part of Borneo, the W part of New Guinea, the Moluccas, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Bali, and Madura: gained independence from the Netherlands in 1949.
Definition of truss. 1 : an iron band around a lower mast with an attachment by which a yard is secured to the mast. 2a : bracket 1b : an assemblage of members (such as beams) forming a rigid framework. 3 : a device worn to reduce a hernia by pressure.
Wood trusses are engineered. frames of lumber joined. together in triangular shapes. by galvanized steel connector. plates, referred to commonly. as truss plates. with wood trusses and increas-. ingly, wood floor trusses are. being used in residential and. commercial applications.