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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 rowboatplay

  Familiarity information: CROSS THWART used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CROSS THWART (noun)


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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