Definition
A horizontal beam or spar that extends across a ship's mast perpendicular to it, typically for supporting rigging or sails.
Etymology
From 'cross' (Old English 'cros') and 'tree' (Old English 'trēow', originally meaning 'wood'). The term dates to medieval nautical vocabulary when it referred to wooden structural elements.
Kelly Says
A ship's crosstree was positioned at a critical weak point—right where the massive horizontal stress from sails and rigging tried to bend the mast sideways—so medieval shipwrights knew that crosstrees literally meant the difference between reaching port and snapping in half during a storm.
Translations
ARالعربية
شجرة عرضية
shajarat 'irfā'iyyah
BNবাংলা
পার্শ্ববর্তী গাছ
parsh-bo-r-tee gaach
CSČeština
příčný strom
pri-čny strom
DADansk
tværgående træ
tvær-gå-ende træ
DEDeutsch
Querbaum
ker-baum
ELΕλληνικά
διασταύρωση δένδρου
dia-sta-vro-si den-dru
ESEspañol
árbol transversal
ar-bol trans-ver-sal
FAفارسی
درخت عرضی
dar-khat 'irfā'i
FISuomi
poikittainen puu
poi-kit-ta-inen poo
FRFrançais
arbre transversal
ar-bre trans-ver-sal
HEעברית
עץ צולב
etz tzo-lev
HIहिन्दी
क्रॉस ट्री
kroos tree
HUMagyar
kereszteződés
keresz-te-zo-dés
IDBahasa Indonesia
pohon melintang
po-hon mel-in-tang
ITItaliano
albero trasversale
al-ber-o tras-ver-sa-le
MSBahasa Melayu
pohon melintang
po-hon mel-in-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ကြားကြား
kya-r-kya-r
NLNederlands
dwarsboom
dwars-boom
NONorsk
tversgående tre
tvers-gå-ende tre
PLPolski
drzewo poprzeczne
drze-wo pop-rzec-zne
PTPortuguês
árvore transversal
ar-vore trans-ver-sal
RORomână
arbore transversal
ar-bore trans-ver-sal
RUРусский
поперечный ствол
poper-echnyy stvol
SVSvenska
tvärgående träd
tvär-gå-ende träd
SWKiswahili
mti wa msalaba
m-ti wa m-sa-la-ba
TAதமிழ்
கடந்து செல்லும் மரம்
ka-dan-thu se-llum ma-ram
TEతెలుగు
పాటుగా చెట్టు
pa-tu-ga chet-tu
THไทย
ต้นไม้ขวาง
ton mai kham
TLTL
kahoy na tuwid
ka-hoy na tu-wid
TRTürkçe
kesişen ağaç
ke-shi-shen a-ğac
UKУкраїнська
поперечний стовбур
poper-echnyy stovbur
URاردو
کراس ٹری
kraas tree
VITiếng Việt
cây ngang
cay ngang