tie-beam

  • 1tie beam — n. a horizontal beam serving as a TIE (n. 5): see FRAME …

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  • 2tie beam — tie′ beam n. bui a horizontal timber or the like for connecting two structural members to keep them from spreading apart • Etymology: 1815–25 …

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  • 3tie beam — noun a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam • Syn: ↑tie • Hypernyms: ↑beam * * * noun : a beam acting as a tie (as in a roof) see roof… …

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  • 4tie beam — /ˈtaɪ bim/ (say tuy beem) noun 1. a timber or piece serving as a tie. 2. a horizontal beam connecting the lower ends of two opposite principal rafters; collar tie …

  • 5tie beam — 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. See diags. under king post, queen post. [1815 25] * * * …

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  • 6tie beam — noun a horizontal beam connecting two rafters in a roof …

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  • 7Tie-Beam — ♦ Transverse horizontal beam at or near wall top level, tying together the feet of the rafters and preventing their spread. It is above the wall plate in box framed types of rood, below it in cruck construction. (Wood, Margaret. The English… …

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  • 8tie beam —   Īlio …

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  • 9tie — v. & n. v. (tying) 1 tr. attach or fasten with string or cord etc. (tie the dog to the gate; tie his hands together; tied on a label). 2 tr. a form (a string, ribbon, shoelace, necktie, etc.) into a knot or bow. b form (a knot or bow) in this way …

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  • 10beam — Synonyms and related words: AM signal, CRT spot, DM display, Doppler signal, FM signal, H beam, I beam, IF signal, IF video signal, IM display, RF amplifier, RF echoes, RF signal, RF stage, TV band, X ray, abutment, actinic ray, actinism,… …

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