TIE BEAM


Meaning of TIE BEAM in English

a horizontal timber or the like for connecting two structural members to keep them from spreading apart, as a beam connecting the feet of two principal rafters in a roof truss. See diags. under king post, queen post .

[ 1815-25 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .