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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(architecture) 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 extremity
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Tiebeam means (architecture) A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
by being connected with the strap which unites the principal and tiebeam, it cannot move from its place at the extremity
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