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crossmembers

crossmembers is the plural of crossmember.

Meaning of crossmember

Noun

crossmember (plural crossmembers)

  1. A transverse structural support.
    • But those crossmembers, you know like, there’s no—there would be no way to put him in the ground without… dismembering him.2025 March 20 [2023 May 1], Midwest Safety, “911 Call Leads to Horrifying Discovery in a Shed”, in YouTube (video)
  2. A beam lying crosswise; a rail.
    • The machines are supported at the pinion end by the gearcase itself and at the other end by cross-members of the bogie frame.1964 February, “French 155mph electric locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 124

Questions about crossmembers

What is crossmembers the plural of?
Crossmembers is the plural of crossmember.

Words near crossmembers in the dictionary

  1. crossmate
  2. crossmated
  3. crossmates
  4. crossmating
  5. crossmember
  6. crossmembers
  7. crossmen
  8. crossmetatheses
  9. crossmetathesis
  10. Crossmichael
  11. crossmodal

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