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Crosspiece   /krˈɔspˌis/   Listen
Crosspiece

noun
1.
A horizontal beam that extends across something.  Synonyms: crossbeam, trave, traverse.
2.
A transverse brace.





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"Crosspiece" Quotes from Famous Books



... surroundings were perfect for these galleys. But as they came end-on in line-abreast Drake crossed their T in line-ahead with the shattering broadsides of four Queen's ships which soon sent them flying. Each galley was the upright of the T, each English sailing ship the corresponding crosspiece. Then Drake attacked the shipping and wrecked it right and left. Next morning he led the pinnaces and boats into the inner harbor, where they cut out the big galleon belonging to Santa Cruz himself, the Spanish commander-in-chief. Then the ...
— Elizabethan Sea Dogs • William Wood


Words linked to "Crosspiece" :   cross thwart, spoke, rundle, transom, thwart, crossbar, round, rung, brace, beam, bracing, stave


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