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How to pronounce “truss”

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Pronunciation guide for truss

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of truss with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Sara Seager: The search for planets beyond our solar system 16 minutesThe central truss would expand,
Definition summary: A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.

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Sara Seager: The search for planets beyond our solar system 16 minutes

The central truss would expand,

[Noun]
A bandage and belt used to hold a hernia in place.
(architecture) A structure made up of one or more triangular units made from straight beams of wood or metal, which is used to support a structure as in a roof or bridge.
(architecture) A triangular bracket.
An old English farming measurement. One truss of straw equalled 36 pounds, a truss of old hay equalled 56 pounds, a truss of new hay equalled 60 pounds, and 36 trusses equalled one load.
(obsolete) A bundle; a package.
(historical) A padded jacket or dress worn under armour, to protect the body from the effects of friction.
(historical) Part of a woman's dress; a stomacher.
(botany) A tuft of flowers or cluster of fruits formed at the top of the main stem of certain plants.
(nautical) The rope or iron used to keep the centre of a yard to the mast.
[Verb]
(transitive) To tie up a bird before cooking it.
(transitive) To secure or bind with ropes.
(transitive) To support.
To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce upon.
To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of a brace or braces.
(slang, archaic) To execute by hanging; to hang; usually with up.