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Meaning of tiebeam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Bindebalken Spannbalken Zuganker Zugträger
Français entrait

Examples

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Tiébélé tiebreak tiebreaker Tieck Tied tied house

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