Definition
Plural of crossarm; multiple horizontal beams on utility poles that support electrical and telephone lines.
Etymology
Simple plural of 'crossarm,' maintaining the compound structure. The term became standardized in electrical engineering vocabulary in the early 20th century.
Kelly Says
Modern power lines require precise calculations for crossarm spacing—they have to hold massive weight while weathering storms, and engineers use physics that hasn't changed much since Edison's era!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
crosses arms
crosses arms
ARالعربية
أذرع متقاطعة
ad-zar-u mat-qa-ta-a
BNবাংলা
ক্রস আর্মস
kro-s a-rms
CACatalà
braços creuats
bra-ços kreu-ats
CSČeština
křížené paže
kree-zhe-e pa-zhe
DADansk
tværgående arme
tver-gå-ende arme
DEDeutsch
Kreuzarme
kroys-ar-me
ELΕλληνικά
σταυρωμένα χέρια
sta-vro-me-na che-ri-a
ESEspañol
brazos cruzados
bra-zos kru-sa-dos
FAفارسی
بازوهای متقاطع
ba-zoo-ha-ye met-qa-ta-e
FISuomi
ristiin leikatut kädet
ris-tiin lei-ka-tu-t ka-det
FRFrançais
bras croisés
bra-kro-zay
GUGU
ક્રોસ આર્મ્સ
kro-s a-rms
HEעברית
ידים מקושרות
yad-im me-ko-she-rot
HIहिन्दी
क्रॉस आर्म्स
kro-s a-rms
HUMagyar
keresztben fogott karok
ke-reszt-ben fog-ott ka-rok
IDBahasa Indonesia
tangan silang
tan-gan si-lang
ITItaliano
braccia incrociate
bra-t-cha in-kro-cha-te
MRMR
क्रॉस आर्म्स
kro-s a-rms
MSBahasa Melayu
tangan bersilang
tan-gan ber-si-lang
MYမြန်မာ
ကိုယ် ပြုတ်
ko-e-pyu-t
NLNederlands
kruisende armen
kroo-sen-de ar-men
NONorsk
tverrgående armer
tverr-gå-ende ar-mer
PAPA
ਖことがあります
kha-ho-ta-hai
PLPolski
ramiona skrzyżowane
ra-mio-na skry-zho-wa-ne
PTPortuguês
braços cruzados
bra-sos kru-za-dos
RORomână
brate încrucișate
bra-te in-kru-ci-sha-te
RUРусский
перекрещенные руки
per-e-kresh-che-nye ru-ki
SVSvenska
tvärgående armar
tvär-gå-ende ar-mar
SWKiswahili
mkono umevuka
m-ko-no u-me-vu-ka
THไทย
แขนขวาง
a-khan khwang
TLTL
nakabulag na mga kamay
na-ka-bu-lag na mga ka-may
TRTürkçe
çapraz kollar
cha-praz kol-lar
UKУкраїнська
перехрещені руки
per-e-kresh-che-ni ru-ki
URاردو
ہاتھوں کو ملا کر
ha-thon ko ma-la kar
VITiếng Việt
cánh tay chéo
canh tay cheo
ZUZU
izwi liyela
i-zwi li-ye-la