tie beam

noun

a horizontal timber or the like for connecting two structural members to keep them from spreading apart, as a beam connecting the feet of two principal rafters in a roof truss.

Origin of tie beam

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby tie beam

tidytips, tie, tie-and-dye, tieback, tie bar, tie beam, tie-break, tiebreaker, Tieck, tie clasp, tied

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Example sentences from the Web for tie beam

The open roof is supported by a mighty 'tie-beam' and two uprights called 'queen-posts'.
Cheshire|Charles E. Kelsey
A tie-beam of the chancel roof bears a date of ten years later.
Nooks and Corners of Shropshire|H. Thornhill Timmins
In the phrase “dormer beam” or “dormant beam,” meaning a tie-beam, we have the same sense as in the modern “sleeper.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various
The 'king-post' reached from the centre of the tie-beam to the point of the roof.
Cheshire|Charles E. Kelsey

British Dictionary definitions for tie beam

tie beam

noun

a horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating, esp one that connects two corresponding rafters in a roof or roof truss

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单词	tie beam
释义	tie beam noun a horizontal timber or the like for connecting two structural members to keep them from spreading apart, as a beam connecting the feet of two principal rafters in a roof truss. Origin of tie beam First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby tie beam tidytips, tie, tie-and-dye, tieback, tie bar, tie beam, tie-break, tiebreaker, Tieck, tie clasp, tied Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tie beam The open roof is supported by a mighty 'tie-beam' and two uprights called 'queen-posts'. Cheshire\|Charles E. Kelsey A tie-beam of the chancel roof bears a date of ten years later. Nooks and Corners of Shropshire\|H. Thornhill Timmins In the phrase “dormer beam” or “dormant beam,” meaning a tie-beam, we have the same sense as in the modern “sleeper.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6\|Various The 'king-post' reached from the centre of the tie-beam to the point of the roof. Cheshire\|Charles E. Kelsey British Dictionary definitions for tie beam tie beam noun a horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating, esp one that connects two corresponding rafters in a roof or roof truss Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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