CROSSBARS

Noun

crossbars

plural of crossbar

Source: Wiktionary


CROSSBAR

Cross"bar` (-br`), n.

Definition: A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down. Russell. Crossbar shot, a projectile which folds into a sphere for loading, but on leaving the gun expands to a cross with a quarter ball at the end of each arm; -- used in naval actions for cutting the enemy's rigging.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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