crosspiece

English

Etymology

From cross- +‎ piece.

Noun

crosspiece (plural crosspieces)

A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
(nautical) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.

Translations

Beam

Finnish: jokka (fi)
German: Steg (de) m, Quersteg m, Traverse f, Traversleiste f, Kreuzverstrebung f, Kreuzstück n, Holm (de) m, Sprosse (de) f
Irish: trasna m, trasnán m
Latin: vibia f
Maori: whiti
Middle English: traunsom
Swedish: tvärträ n, tvärstång c

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