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crosspiece

crosspiece noun: a horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.

Noun

crosspiece (plural crosspieces)

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

crosspiece meaning in Tamil

crosspiece in Tamil

கைவிட்டம்

Forms of crosspiece

pluralcrosspieces

Origin of crosspiece

From cross- + piece.

Questions about crosspiece

What does crosspiece mean?
Crosspiece means a horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
What is crosspiece in Tamil?
Crosspiece in Tamil is கைவிட்டம். See Crosspiece meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crosspiece?
Crosspiece is a noun.
What is the plural of crosspiece?
The plural of crosspiece is crosspieces.

Words near crosspiece in the dictionary

  1. crossparty
  2. crosspatch
  3. crosspatches
  4. crosspeak
  5. crosspeaks
  6. crosspiece
  7. crosspieces
  8. crosspipe
  9. crosspipes
  10. crossplay
  11. crossplayed

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: crosspiece (page history and authors); crosspiece (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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