stay rod meaning

• [Architecture]
  

  A tie rod which prevents spreading of the parts to which it is connected.

• stay:    Verb: stay &n ...
• stay at:    Verb: stay atResid ...
• stay in:    stay in to remain ...

Examples

1. The latter formed a cable which held the diagonal stay rods.
2. The entire structure is thus held in place by exploiting the tensions between the pylons and the various stay rods and struts.