crosspiece
Plural: crosspieces
Noun
- a horizontal beam that extends across something
- a transverse brace
- A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
- A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.
Origin / Etymology
From cross- + piece.
Scrabble Score: 16
crosspiece: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcrosspiece: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
crosspiece: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
crosspiece: valid Words With Friends Word