Crossbeam
[kraws-beem, kros-] /ˈkrɔsˌbim, ˈkrɒs-/
noun
1.
a transverse in a structure, as a joist.
/ˈkrɒsˌbiːm/
noun
1.
a beam that spans from one support to another
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