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Meaning of 'crosstrees' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Crosstrees [ n. pl.]
- Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels, they support a semicircular platform called the "top."

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