trave

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/tɹeɪv/

noun

A crossbeam.

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braketraversecrossbeamcrosspiece
OriginMiddle English trave ← Middle French trave ← Latin trabem →
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Meanings

trave1

nountrave (plural traves)

plural traves

  1. architectureA crossbeam.
  2. architectureA section formed by crossbeams.
  3. A wooden frame to confine unruly horses while they are shod.

    Synonyms: brake

Trave2

proper noun
  1. A river in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA wooden frame to confine unruly horses while they are shod.

Similar
brake

More synonyms by meaning

nouna horizontal beam that extends across something

Similar
traversecrossbeamcrosspiece
Broader
beam
Also see
brakecrossbeamcrosspiecetraverse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latintrabem
  2. Middle Frenchtrave
  3. Middle Englishtrave
  4. Englishtrave

From Middle English trave, from Middle French trave, from Latin trabem, accusative of trabs (“beam, thing made using beams”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trave

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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