tie down
Example Sentences
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And that doesn’t even take into account automated tie-down systems to secure a wheelchair once inside a vehicle.
From The Verge • Jul. 2, 2021
The Bonanza that Schank co-owns with two partners is stored in a $140-per-month uncovered tie-down near the runways.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2019
At the end of September, we completed the static engine "tie-down" tests, demonstrating that the Rolls-Royce jet engine would give us more power in these slow speed tests than we had been expecting.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2017
His backyard raccoons worked their way easily through bungee cords and tie-down ropes, Mr. Smith said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 23, 2015
He tore it into narrow strips and tied them together to make a rope or tie-down about four feet long.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
