crosstree

crosstree
/kraws"tree', kros"-/, n.
1. Naut. 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.
2. Carpentry. a heavy crossbeam.
[1620-30; CROSS- + TREE]

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