poikkipuu — meaning in English

English meaning

crossbeam noun A large beam that lies across and supports other beams at right angles to them.
crosspiece noun A bar or beam that lies across or at an angle to something else.
rung noun A horizontal bar forming a step on a ladder, or the crossbar between chair legs.
stringer noun A freelance journalist who reports on events for a news organization without being a full-time staff member.
transom noun A horizontal bar fixed across the top of a doorway.
yoke noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draft animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plow or cart together.

poikkipuu is used for these senses in English:

crossbeam A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
crosspiece A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
rung A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
rung A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
stringer A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
yoke Any of various linking or supporting objects that resembles a yoke (sense 1.1); a crosspiece, a curved bar, etc.

noun A large beam that lies across and supports other beams at right angles to them.
noun A beam across a ship's bitts that the anchor cable is tied to.

noun A bar or beam that lies across or at an angle to something else.
noun A wooden bar joining two posts on a ship's deck, sometimes fitted with pins for tying off ropes.