crosspiece
Example Sentences
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The thick perimeter pieces and crosspieces were joined with interlocking mortise and tenon joints.
From Washington Post
The institute said Tuesday the anchor’s wooden crosspiece was still intact, which allowed it to be dated to a tree that grew between 1450 and 1530.
From Seattle Times
I took another step, lowering my feet, with my right hand still on the deck’s crosspiece.
From The New Yorker
The cross, in southern Karachi, is 140 feet tall — higher than most office buildings in downtown Washington — and includes a 42-foot crosspiece.
From Washington Post
Without rope or crosspieces and nails the logs just rolled and separated.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
