crosspiece

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English cross-

English piece

English crosspiece

From cross- + piece.

Noun

crosspiece (plural crosspieces)

1. A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
2. (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: poikkipuu (fi), poikkipalkki
• 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
• Māori: whiti
• Middle English: traunsom
• Swedish: tvärträ n, tvärstång c