cross-trees

A form of cross-tree

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of cross-tree

    Quick as thought, I sprang into the mizzen shrouds, rattled up hand over hand, and did not draw a breath till I was seated on the cross-trees.

    1883, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island
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APA

cross-trees. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-trees

MLA

“cross-trees.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-trees. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cross-trees,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cross-trees.

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