crossmember en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɹɑsˌmɛmbɚ/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈkɹɒsˌmɛmbə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɹɔsˌmɛmbɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From cross- + member.
Meanings
-
A transverse structural support.
But those crossmembers, you know like, there’s no—there would be no way to put him in the ground without… dismembering him.
2025 March 20 [2023 May 1], Midwest Safety, “911 Call Leads to Horrifying Discovery in a Shed”, in YouTube (video):
-
A beam lying crosswise; a rail.
The machines are supported at the pinion end by the gearcase itself and at the other end by cross-members of the bogie frame.
1964 February, “French 155mph electric locomotives”, in Modern Railways, page 124:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cross-member | alternative | lexicographic | |
| crossmembers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
mi huapae (a traverse support) · mi huapae (a beam lying crossways) · de Querträger (a traverse support) · ga ball trasna (a beam lying crossways)