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crossbeam in French

crossbeam in French is bau — crossbeam means a large beam that lies across and supports other beams at right angles to them.

crossbeam in French

bau
noun
(nautical) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.

What does "crossbeam" mean?

  1. noun A large beam that lies across and supports other beams at right angles to them.
    "The workman hung a light from a crossbeam between the main joists."
  2. noun A beam across a ship's bitts that the anchor cable is tied to.
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crossbeam in a sentence

  • The workman hung a light from a crossbeam between the main joists.

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What is "crossbeam" in French?
"crossbeam" in French is bau. crossbeam means: A large beam that lies across and supports other beams at right angles to them.
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