CROSSPIECE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A transverse brace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crosspiece" is a kind of...):

brace; bracing (a structural member used to stiffen a framework)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crosspiece"):

crossbar (long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts)

rundle; rung; spoke (one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder)

round; rung; stave (a crosspiece between the legs of a chair)

cross thwart; thwart (a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat)

transom; traverse (a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it)

Meaning:

A horizontal beam that extends across something

Synonyms:

crossbeam; crosspiece; trave; traverse

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crosspiece" is a kind of...):

beam (long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction)