Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A short piece of timber used in roofing, and in timber-framing generally, to bind upright posts together.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Arch.) In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.

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  • noun construction, architecture In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one another.

Etymologies

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inter- +‎ tie

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Examples

  • This intertie which is the result of so many brains and so much work, and such great efforts, is the most exciting transmission system in history ....

    Joint Use of Energy Resources 1965

  • Specifically, administration officials reiterated their intention to "expedite permitting and construction" of a so-called "intertie" canal connecting the Delta Mendota Canal with the state-run California Aqueduct.

    Home 2009

  • The intertie, which has been extensively studied with several opportunities for public review and comment, is one of several immediate actions we are taking in response to the crisis.

    Reclamation Announces Record of Decision on the Delta-Mendota Canal/California Aqueduct Intertie Project 2009

  • Couple that with a grid intertie, and while still not cheap, the expense isn't prohibitive, if the area is reliably windy.

    Water supply 2005

  • It also means that any Internet connections to or from the area are likely also monitored, as this particular switch center is also an intertie from AT&T to other ISPs.

    Firedoglake » Hey Team Libby…(Part III) 2006

  • In addition, Hydro One is planning to expand the intertie capacity with Quebec by

    Opening the Electricity Market to Competition 2001

  • Frame in, and secure the joists to the girders by pinning them, if they do not intertie, as 1. 2. above.

    Letter from Alexander J. Davis to David L. Swain, December 5, 1845 1845

  • Thier 500 KV intertie line to the Colorado River failed probably due to slipshod maintenance and now, ALL off western San Diego County, part of southern Orange County, and MOST of northern Mexico are dark.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Thier 500 KV intertie line to the Colorado River failed probably due to slipshod maintenance and now, ALL off western San Diego County, part of southern Orange County, and MOST of northern Mexico are dark.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • By leveraging DemandSMART in AESO's Load Shed Service for Imports Program, EnerNOC expects to increase the transfer capability of the Alberta-B.C. intertie, enabling the AESO to increase its ability to import electricity from other jurisdictions and ultimately deliver reliable, cost-effective service to Alberta's electricity users.

    unknown title 2011

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