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 brought my left hand down from the wood railing and onto the ladder’s webbing, and then shifted my right hand from the railing to a small wooden crosspiece attached to the deck.

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

He made a split on the top and fitted a crosspiece on for a mark.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck