crossrail

English

Etymology

cross- +‎ rail

Noun

crossrail (plural crossrails)

1. A rail that goes across something.
   • 1905 March 2, The Iron Trade Review, volume 38, page 70:

     The stroke of the planer is remarkably uniform, the reverse taking place at the same the same screws which carry the crossrail.

   • 2006, Carol Jenkins, Once Upon a Fact: Helping Children Write Nonfiction, page 74:

     After you have done caveletti for a little bit you should go into small crossrails about 1 foot high.