Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiebeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tiebeam
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"by being connected with the strap which unites the principal and tiebeam, it cannot move from its place at the extremity"

Etymology

From tie + beam.

Inflected Forms

tiebeams (plural) tie-beam (alternative)

Questions

What does tiebeam mean?: A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the wall.
Where does tiebeam come from?: From tie + beam.

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