noun🔗ShareA horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder."The workman hung a light from a crossbeam between the main joists."architecturebuildingstructurematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor."The sailor secured the anchor cable tightly to the crossbeam on the ship's bitts. "nauticalsailingarchitectureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading