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Crossbeam   Listen
noun
Crossbeam  n.  
1.
(Arch.) A girder.
2.
(Naut.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.





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"Crossbeam" Quotes from Famous Books



... that the crossbeam supporting the mainmast was split from end to end, and only the roof structure held it in place. Thus the trip had a warning lesson for them, and Harry was not slow to take advantage of it and install a ...
— The Wonder Island Boys: The Mysteries of the Caverns • Roger Thompson Finlay


Words linked to "Crossbeam" :   crosspiece, trave, traverse


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