CROSSTREES
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Cross″trees′ (–tr?z′), n. pl. (Naut.) Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the “top.”
Source: 567
Cross″trees′ (–tr?z′), n. pl. (Naut.) Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the “top.”