CROSS THWART

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat

Synonyms:

cross thwart; thwart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cross thwart" is a kind of...):

crosspiece (a transverse brace)

Holonyms ("cross thwart" is a part of...):

dinghy; dory; rowboat (a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled)