Tiebeam
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Tiebeam is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Example Sentences
by being connected with the strap which unites the principal and tiebeam, it cannot move from its place at the extremity
Word Forms
- tiebeams
- tie-beam
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include waybeam, trimmer, forebeam, beam, airbeam, tiller-beam.
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