crossbeam

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Noun

crossbeam (plural crossbeams)

1. A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.

   The workman hung a light from a crossbeam between the main joists.

2. (nautical) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.

Translations

• German: Balken
• Italian: traversa
• Portuguese: travessa
• Russian: попере́чина
• Spanish: barrote, sopanda, travesaño

Translations

• French: bau

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