Meaning Of The Word Crosstree

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crosstree in American English
noun: either of a pair of timbers or metal bars placed athwart the trestletrees at a masthead to spread the shrouds leading to the mast above, or on the head of a lower mast to support the platform or top

crosstree in British English
noun: either of a pair of wooden or metal braces on the head of a mast to support the topmast, etc

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