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Definition of Crosstrees
1. n. pl. 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."
Definition of Crosstrees
1. Noun. (plural of crosstree) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Crosstrees
1. crosstree [n] - See also: crosstree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crosstrees
Literary usage of Crosstrees
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cruise of the Fleur-de-Lys in the Ocean Race by Lewis Atterbury Stimson (1905)
"Five feet below the fore crosstrees a band was fastened about the mast with a
spur projecting forward, from which was suspended a spar thirty ..."
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