Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crossbeam"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crossbeam \Cross"beam`\ (-b[=e]m`). n.
1. (Arch.) A girder.
2. (Naut.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable
is fastened when riding at anchor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crossbeam
n : a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {trave},
{traverse}, {crosspiece}]
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