crosstrees


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
crosstrees/ˈkrɒstriːz/
plural noun a pair of horizontal struts attached to a sailing ship's mast to spread the rigging, especially at the head of a topmast.
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