Definition of "tieback" []

• A decorative loop of fabric, cord, or metal for parting and draping a curtain to the side. (noun)
• A pair of curtains intended to be tied back. (noun)

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• "BP could have used a "tieback" method that would have provided twice as much protection, according to evidence released by the House Energy and Commerce"
• "I continue to believe that their decision to run only the long string, rather than a liner/tieback combination, as well as the decisions to not wait on more centralizers or to not circulate bottoms up, was BP and Transocean's concern about getting pipe to bottom and getting cement in place, not money."
• "Behind her, a fan oscillated, stirring the stale air and pulling strands of her hair from the tieback."