crosspiece
Bar spanning two uprights
A crosspiece is a bar or beam placed horizontally across something else, connecting or bracing two parallel parts: The chair's crosspiece had cracked, making it wobbly.
The term appears in carpentry, furniture construction, and any context where one structural element spans perpendicular to others.
Crossbar above a door
- lintelBeam over an opening
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- rungLadder's horizontal step
- crosstieTransverse railroad timber
traverse · spreader · collar · brace · strut · rail · slat · batten
Horizontal mast support beam
Ladder's horizontal step
- stretcherPortable frame for casualties
- railHorizontal support bar
- slatNarrow wooden strip
- spindleRotating rod for thread
brace · apron · support · ladder · chair · table · stool · shelf
transom
Crossbar above a door
crosstie · traverse · spreader · collar · brace · strut · rail · slat · batten · spar
crosstree
Horizontal mast support beam
rung
Ladder's horizontal step
spindle · brace · apron · support · ladder · chair · table · stool · shelf
mortise
Carved slot for joining
dado · rabbet · joint · dowel · peg · assembly · carpentry · woodworking · fitting
stud
Upright wall framing