TIE-ROD
Meaning of TIE-ROD in English
transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtī-ˌräd ]
noun
Date: 1839
: a rod (as of steel) used as a connecting member or brace
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.
Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.
2003