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tiebeam

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

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History

Etymology

From tie + beam.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: entrait — beam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
  • German: Bindebalken — beam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
  • German: Spannbalken — beam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
  • German: Zuganker — beam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
  • German: Zugträger — beam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters
  • Hebrew: קוֹשֶׁרֶת — beam acting as a tie at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters