"crosspiece" meaning in English

See crosspiece in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: crosspieces [plural]
Etymology: From cross- + piece. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|piece}} cross- + piece Head templates: {{en-noun}} crosspiece (plural crosspieces)
  1. A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something. Translations (Beam): jokka (Finnish), Steg [masculine] (German), Quersteg [masculine] (German), Traverse [feminine] (German), Traversleiste [feminine] (German), Kreuzverstrebung [feminine] (German), Kreuzstück [neuter] (German), Holm [masculine] (German), Sprosse [feminine] (German), trasna [masculine] (Irish), trasnán [masculine] (Irish), vibia [feminine] (Latin), whiti (Maori), traunsom (Middle English), tvärträ [neuter] (Swedish), tvärstång [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-crosspiece-en-noun-13UPs8Zm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cross- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'Beam': 59 41
  2. (nautical) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-crosspiece-en-noun-3S32Ht8d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cross-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 74 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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        "(nautical) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging."
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