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crossbeams

crossbeams is the plural of crossbeam.

Meaning of crossbeam

Noun

crossbeam (plural crossbeams)

  1. 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.
  2. A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.

Questions about crossbeams

What is crossbeams the plural of?
Crossbeams is the plural of crossbeam.

Words near crossbeams in the dictionary

  1. crossbarring
  2. crossbars
  3. crossbeak
  4. crossbeaks
  5. crossbeam
  6. crossbeams
  7. crossbearer
  8. crossbearers
  9. crossbedded
  10. crossbedding
  11. crossbeddings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: crossbeams (page history and authors); crossbeam (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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