Meaning of crosstree | Babel Free
Definitions
A light timber or metal spreader fixed athwartships part way up a mast to spread the shrouds from higher up
Examples
“Your most usual point⟳ of perch is the head of the t’ gallant-mast, where you stand⟳ upon two thin parallel sticks (almost peculiar to whalemen) called the t’ gallant crosstrees.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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