crosstree
Nautical. either of a pair of timbers or metal bars placed athwart the trestletrees at a masthead to spread the shrouds leading to the mast above, or on the head of a lower mast to support the platform or top.
Carpentry. a heavy crossbeam.
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How to use crosstree in a sentence
But the rest was simple and the crosstree was quickly gained.
For the Honor of the School | Ralph Henry BarbourIn her right hand she held a trumpet to her lips, and in her left she carried a crosstree, the framework of a trophy.
Greek Sculpture | Estelle M. HurllBefore considering the hitches, therefore, let us describe methods of slinging the load in such cases upon the crosstree saddle.
Packing and Portaging | Dillon WallaceThis is a pretty good hitch sometimes where kyacks are not used and an irregular pack is swung upon the crosstree.
Packing and Portaging | Dillon WallaceWayne paid no heed; he was already halfway up the great white-painted mast that terminated many feet above in a broad crosstree.
For the Honor of the School | Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for crosstree
/ (ˈkrɒsˌtriː) /
nautical either of a pair of wooden or metal braces on the head of a mast to support the topmast, etc
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