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A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The workman hung a light from a crossbeam between the main joists.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a horizontal beam that extends across something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trave, traverse, crosspiece
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beam
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
shtalkë
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Aramaic:
ܗܪܡܣܐ
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Azerbaijani:
atma
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Crimean Tatar:
tartma
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Dutch:
dwarsbalk
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Finnish:
poikkipalkki
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Finnish:
poikkipuu
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Galician:
travesa
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Galician:
trabe
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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German:
Querbalken
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Greek:
τραβέρσα
(travérsa)
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Greek:
διαδοκίδα
(diadokída)
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Ancient Greek:
στρωτήρ
(strōtḗr)
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Icelandic:
biti
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Icelandic:
slá
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Irish:
bíoma trasna
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Italian:
traversa
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Korean:
심방
(simbang)
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Latin:
epistȳlium
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Latin:
trānstrum
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Malay:
alang
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Malay:
gulung-gulung
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Māori:
whiti
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Māori:
kaho
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Middle English:
traunsom
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Norwegian:
tverrbjelke
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Portuguese:
travessa
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Romanian:
spetează
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Russian:
попере́чина
(poperéčina)
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Russian:
ба́лка
(bálka)
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Russian:
перекла́дина
(perekládina)
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Samoan:
so'a
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Spanish:
barrote
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Spanish:
sopanda
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Spanish:
travesaño
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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Tagalog:
balagbag
— a horizontal structural beam; a girder
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French:
bau
— a beam laid across the bitts
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Greek:
διαδοκίδα
(diadokída)
— a beam laid across the bitts
