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jackcrosstree

jackcrosstree noun: the highest of the crosstrees of a ship, which supports the jackstaff.

Noun

jackcrosstree (plural jackcrosstrees)

  1. The highest of the crosstrees of a ship, which supports the jackstaff.

Forms of jackcrosstree

pluraljackcrosstrees

Questions about jackcrosstree

What does jackcrosstree mean?
Jackcrosstree means the highest of the crosstrees of a ship, which supports the jackstaff.
What part of speech is jackcrosstree?
Jackcrosstree is a noun.
What is the plural of jackcrosstree?
The plural of jackcrosstree is jackcrosstrees.

Words near jackcrosstree in the dictionary

  1. jackboots
  2. jackbox
  3. jackboxes
  4. jackboy
  5. jackboys
  6. jackcrosstree
  7. jackcrosstrees
  8. jackdaw
  9. jackdaws
  10. jacked
  11. jacked around

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