noun🔗SharePoutre, soliveA 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."The carpenter installed a new joist to support the weight of the floor. "Le charpentier a installé une nouvelle solive pour supporter le poids du plancher.architecturebuildingmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉquiper de solivesTo fit or furnish with joists."The carpenters will joist the new floor before laying the wood planks. "Les charpentiers équiperont le nouveau plancher de solives avant de poser les planches de bois.architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
