crossbeam
English
Etymology
cross + beam
Noun
crossbeam (plural crossbeams)
- A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
- The workman hung a light from a crossbeam between the main joists.
- (nautical) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
Translations
a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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a beam laid across the bitts
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