Meaning

1 senses

  1. A horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating while forming the base of a triangular truss for a pitched roof.

    a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating

Forms

plural: tie beams
Singulartie beam
Pluraltie beams

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating:tie

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
tidyA2tieA2tiertiff
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