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crosspiece

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cross·piece /ˈkrɒspiːs $ ˈkrɒːs-/ noun [countable]  TBCsomething that lies across another thing, especially in a building, on a railway track etc 〔尤指建筑物、铁轨等的〕横档,横杆
Examples from the Corpus
crosspieceOn the crosspiece he had painted the words: Oliver Bean.The typical crosspiece of the Frankish spear implies the use of the weapon from horseback.The filter was constructed as shown in the diagram and then stood on the wooden crosspieces on top of the vat.A carpenter from Sam Son who had prepared the wooden crosspieces for the test raft was one member of the test-raft crew.
cross·piece nounChineseSyllable
in across something another thing, a lies Corpus especially that


crosspiece
crosspiece /ˈkrɒspiːs $ ˈkrɒːs-/ noun [countable]
something that lies across another thing, especially in a building, on a railway track etc


cross·pieceBrE /ˈkrɒspiːs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkrɔːspiːs/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a piece of a structure or a tool that lies or is fixed across another piece 横档;横杆