airbeam

English

Etymology

air +‎ beam

Noun

airbeam (plural airbeams)

  1. A support element for a lightweight structure such as a tent consisting of an inflatable tube or similar length of material given shape by being filled with air.
    • 2007, Alessandra Zanelli, Tensinet Symposium 2007: Ephemeral Architecture: Time and Textiles, page 211:
      A strut is tightly connected to a cylindrical airbeam along its whole length where it acts as a compression element.

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