tiedown
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tiedown
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Deverbal from tie down.
noun tiedowns · tie-down
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A rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure a load or item.
The rules in this section apply to tiedown assemblies (including chains, cables, steel Straps, and fiber webbing), other securement devices, and attachment or fastening devices used in conjunction therewith, which are used to secure cargo to motor vehicles in transit.
Similar: tie down strap, ratchet strap, lashing strap
- The assembly to which something is secured using a tiedown. He didn't tell her, but when he'd heard she would be in a place with a functioning airstrip he'd been in such a hurry to arrange for the days off and get out to his tiedown at Merrill Field that he hadn't bothered to ask.
- The act of securing something using a tiedown. Accomplish aircraft tiedown by utilizing mooring points shown in figure 2-28.
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noun the assembly to which something is secured using a tiedown
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Talk about this word "tiedown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tiedown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tiedown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tiedown "tiedown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tiedown.Cite this
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