Crossword clues for tie beam
WordNet
tie beam
n. a horizontal beam used to prevent two other structural members from spreading apart or separating; "he nailed the rafters together with a tie beam" [syn: tie]
Usage examples of "tie beam".
The bow-tie beam he used on fifteen meters, Doc noticed, was heading just south of west-the bearing toward Hawaii, reminding Doc of Tommy's QSO with KH6SP which he had listened in on at nine o'clock.
Then, with the corner posts seriously compromised, he cast the grapple over a tie beam, and with the horses, pulled the structure down.