tiedown

See also: tie down

English

Member of the US Navy secures the strap of a pallet during a training exercise.

A ratchet tie-down strap

A custom made ratchet strap

Alternative forms

• tie-down

Etymology

Deverbal from tie down.

Noun

tiedown (plural tiedowns)

1. A rope, strap, chain, or line used to secure a load or item.

   Synonyms: tie down strap, ratchet strap, lashing strap

   Coordinate terms: holdback, holddown

   • 1974, Code of Federal Regulations: 1949-1984, page 336:

     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.

2. The assembly to which something is secured using a tiedown.
   • 1995, Dana Stabenow, Play with Fire, →ISBN, page 156:

     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.

3. The act of securing something using a tiedown.
   • 1990, Operator's Manual for Army Models RU-21B and RU-21C Aircraft:

     Accomplish aircraft tiedown by utilizing mooring points shown in figure 2-28.