Hypertext Webster Gateway: "crosspiece"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Crosspiece \Cross"piece`\ (kr?s"p?s`; 115), n.
1. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed
crosswise.
2. (Naut.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two
bitts.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
crosspiece
n 1: a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {trave},
{traverse}, {crossbeam}]
2: a transverse brace
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