tie beam

noun

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.

Origin of tie beam

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby tie beam

tidings, tidy, tidytips, tie, tie bar, tie beam, tie clasp, tie down, tie in, tie into, tie into knots

Example sentences from the Web for tie beam

  • The open roof is supported by a mighty 'tie-beam' and two uprights called 'queen-posts'.

    Cheshire |Charles E. Kelsey

  • A tie-beam of the chancel roof bears a date of ten years later.

    Nooks and Corners of Shropshire |H. Thornhill Timmins

  • In the phrase “dormer beam” or “dormant beam,” meaning a tie-beam, we have the same sense as in the modern “sleeper.”

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 |Various

  • The 'king-post' reached from the centre of the tie-beam to the point of the roof.

    Cheshire |Charles E. Kelsey

British Dictionary definitions for tie beam

tie beam

noun

a horizontal beam that serves to prevent two other structural members from separating, esp one that connects two corresponding rafters in a roof or roof truss