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