crosspiece
Example Sentences
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As I lowered one foot to the next step, the wooden crosspiece broke, sending my body swinging wildly to the left.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2018
I took another step, lowering my feet, with my right hand still on the deck’s crosspiece.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 10, 2018
Some chimney pipes have a T-shape, with a crosspiece on top that helps draw up gases whenever there is even a slight breeze.
From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015
Our long swords were true-to-form in weight and balance with a wooden core and a metal crosspiece at the hilt.
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2012
Below a heavy silver crosspiece was the blade.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
