crosspiece
crosspiece · crosspieces
Steg, Quersteg, Traverse, Traversleiste
A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular…A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
US/kɹˈɔspˌis/
Meaning
2 sensesA horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
Steg, Quersteg, Traverse
a horizontal beam that extends across something
A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
beam:
Origin
From cross- + piece.From cross- + piece.
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Forms
plural: crosspieces| Singular | crosspiece |
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| Plural | crosspieces |
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