travesaño — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beam noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
- crossbeam noun A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
- rung noun A horizontal bar forming a step on a ladder, or the crossbar between chair legs.
- transom noun A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
Senses
travesaño is used for these senses in English:
- beam (nautical) One of the transverse members of a ship's frame on which the decks are laid, and acting as part of the support for keeping the sides of the vessel in shape — supported at the sides by knees in wooden ships and by stringers in steel ones; cf. abeam, beam-ends.
- beam (nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).
- crossbar (sports) The top of the goal structure.
- crossbeam A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
- rung A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
- transom (architectural element) A crosspiece over a door; a lintel.
beam — full definition
- noun A long, sturdy length of wood, steel, or concrete used to support a structure such as a floor, roof, or ship deck.
- noun A ray or narrow stream of light.
- noun A wide, happy smile.
- verb To smile broadly and happily.
- verb To send out light, or to transmit signals or data wirelessly.
crossbeam — full definition
- noun A horizontal structural beam that runs perpendicular to the primary support beams; a girder.
- noun A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable is fastened when riding at anchor.