airbeam

English

Etymology

From 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.

Anagrams

• maebari