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CROSS THWART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cross thwart mean?
• CROSS THWART (noun)
The noun CROSS THWART has 1 sense:
1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
Familiarity information: CROSS THWART used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
cross thwart; thwart
Hypernyms ("cross thwart" is a kind of...):
crosspiece (a transverse brace)
Holonyms ("cross thwart" is a part of...):
dinghy; dory; rowboat (a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled)
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