tiebeam

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noun

A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.

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Meanings

nountiebeam (plural tiebeams)

plural tiebeams · alternative tie-beam

  1. architectureA beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.

    by being connected with the strap which unites the principal and tiebeam, it cannot move from its place at the extremity

    1853, Thomas Tredgold, Elementary Principles of Carpentry

Origin

From tie + beam.

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Translations

French entrait
  • entraitbeam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
German Bindebalken, Spannbalken
  • Bindebalkenbeam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
  • Spannbalkenbeam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
  • Zugankerbeam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
  • Zugträgerbeam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
Hebrew קוֹשֶׁרֶת
  • קוֹשֶׁרֶתbeam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
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APA

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MLA

“tiebeam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiebeam. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiebeam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiebeam.

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