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tiebeam

tiebeam noun: a beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.

Noun

tiebeam (plural tiebeams)

  1. A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.
    • by being connected with the strap which unites the principal and tiebeam, it cannot move from its place at the extremity1853, Thomas Tredgold, Elementary Principles of Carpentry

Forms of tiebeam

pluraltiebeams
alternative formtie-beam

Origin of tiebeam

From tie + beam.

Questions about tiebeam

What does tiebeam mean?
Tiebeam means a beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.
What part of speech is tiebeam?
Tiebeam is a noun.
What is the plural of tiebeam?
The plural of tiebeam is tiebeams.

Words near tiebeam in the dictionary

  1. tieback wall
  2. tieback walls
  3. tiebacks
  4. tiebar
  5. tiebars
  6. tiebeam
  7. tiebeams
  8. tiebreak
  9. tiebreaker
  10. tiebreakers
  11. tiebreaking

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