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CROSSPIECE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A transverse brace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crosspiece" is a kind of...):
brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crosspiece"):
crossbar (long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts)
rundle; rung; spoke (one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder)
round; rung; stave (a crosspiece between the legs of a chair)
cross thwart; thwart (a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat)
transom; traverse (a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A horizontal beam that extends across something
Synonyms:
crossbeam; crosspiece; trave; traverse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crosspiece" is a kind of...):
beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)
