# tiebeam

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From tie + beam.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tiebeam