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Definition of Crosspiece
1. Noun. A horizontal beam that extends across something.
2. Noun. A transverse brace.
Specialized synonyms: Crossbar, Rundle, Rung, Spoke, Round, Rung, Stave, Cross Thwart, Thwart, Transom, Traverse
Definition of Crosspiece
1. n. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed crosswise.
Definition of Crosspiece
1. Noun. A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something. ¹
2. Noun. (nautical) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crosspiece
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crosspiece
Literary usage of Crosspiece
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1876)
"A stout crosspiece of steel, b, is loosely fitted by an aperture to the chisel,
... By a simple addition to the crosspiece of the chisel, of a blunt hook, ..."
2. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1857)
"At the ends, the splints are connected permanently by means of " a crosspiece,"
which keeps them wide enough apart to prevent pressure on either ankle, ..."
3. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1857)
"At the ends, the splints are connected permanently by means of "a crosspiece,"
which keeps them wide enough apart to prevent pressure on either ankle, ..."
4. Transactions of the Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh by Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society (1902)
"the wetting proceeds from below upwards, not from above downwards. Three-nozzle
crosspiece For ordinary house disinfection a single nozzle is enough ..."
5. The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All Cases Affecting by Frank Cyrus Smith, Thomas Johnson Michie, United States Courts, Great Britain Courts, Canada Courts (1909)
"The crosspiece thus seized was defective and gave way. In an effort to save
himself the plaintiff attempted to throw himself clear of the train, ..."
6. A Treatise on Civil Engineering by William Macfarland Patton (1895)
"The second crosspiece rested in chocks on the gunwale of the boat, and the other
... The meter cable, etc., was fastened to the crosspiece at the after end. ..."
7. Boy Activity Projects by Samuel A. Blackburn (1918)
"Now drive in n in the drawing, and nail >orary crosspiece and you >le, outdoor,
horizontal bar. added to correspond to the t the place. ..."
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