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Meaning of tiedown | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure a load or item.
  2. The assembly to which something is secured using a tiedown.
  3. The act of securing something using a tiedown.

Equivalents

Español atadura

Examples

“The rules in this section apply to tiedown assemblies (including chains, cables, steel Straps, and fiber webbing), other securement devices, and attachment or fastening devices used in conjunction therewith, which are used to secure cargo to motor vehicles in transit.”
“He didn't tell her, but when he'd heard she would be in a place with a functioning airstrip he'd been in such a hurry to arrange for the days off and get out to his tiedown at Merrill Field that he hadn't bothered to ask.”
“Accomplish aircraft tiedown by utilizing mooring points shown in figure 2-28.”

CEFR level

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

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