Crossbeam

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Crossbeam \Cross"beam`\ (-b[=e]m`). n.
     1. (Arch.) A girder.
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     2. (Naut.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable
        is fastened when riding at anchor.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  crossbeam
       n : a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {trave},
            {traverse}, {crosspiece}]