tie beam

noun

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.

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Meanings

nountie beam (plural tie beams)

plural tie beams

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

tie beam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tie%20beam

MLA

“tie beam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tie%20beam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tie beam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tie%20beam.

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