crossbeam

[ kraws-beem, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌbim, ˈkrɒs- /

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noun

a transverse beam in a structure, as a joist.

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Origin of crossbeam

First recorded in 1585–95; cross- + beam

Words nearby crossbeam

crossandra, cross as a bear, cross assembler, crossband, crossbar, crossbeam, cross-bearer, cross-bedded, cross bedding, cross-bench, crossbill

How to use crossbeam in a sentence

Easy five-minute assembly requires simply inserting the lifting columns into the pre-installed crossbeam and attaching the feet.
The best standing desks to improve your posture|Stacey Ritzen|October 11, 2021|Popular-Science
Kining parúlus mauy musagang sa mga busaug, This crossbeam is what supports the joists.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Those are the actual helmet, shield, and saddle which he used in the battle upon the crossbeam yonder.
A Duet|Arthur Conan Doyle
Many of these had been demolished, or broken at the crossbeam.
Catastrophe and Social Change|Samuel Henry Prince

Over two pulleys attached to the ceiling a rope was passed, holding a crossbeam at244 each end.
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert
The two boards he placed under the hind wheels of the 193 motor car, the ends being slightly raised by the pine crossbeam.
The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine|Katherine Stokes

British Dictionary definitions for crossbeam

crossbeam

/ (ˈkrɒsˌbiːm) /

noun

a beam that spans from one support to another

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