crossback
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.05 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An "X"-shaped railroad crossing sign.
noun
A play in which the player with the ball crosses to one side of the field and then doubles back to the other.
noun
The measurement from the outer edge of one shoulder blade to the outer edge of the other.
noun
A hairpin bend.
noun
A cross-course.
Example Sentences
- "The seats are benches with crossbacks; the desks have movable tops, but these are to be replaced by stools and good stationary desks."
- "This reel need not be very large, nor yet very expensive, a plain, easy-running wooden one about three inches in diameter, and costing no more than from two to three shillings, will be plenty good enough ; but one thing the tyro ought to observe, and that is, the reel should have a strong crossback to it ; the brasswork on the back should be fitted right across and in four opposite directions."
- "It seems that about two hours before that the crossback in the hatch which supported the hatch covers, had fallen out, and was lying on the floor of the hold, its fall being due to an ascending draft."
- "The crossback elastic strap not only gives greater excursion both in scapular abduction and in arm flexion but it helps to prevent the control attachment strap from riding over the shoulder during extreme arm flexion, such as when the amputee is working in areas over his head."
- "Mum sent me climbing clothes from Geneva after I told her I was doing it: threequarterlength galaxy-print leggings and a silver sports top. I like the top because it has a crossback that makes my shoulders look strong."
- "Where the traffic over a railroad crossing consisted of 5 locomotive round-trips weekly and 1,275 motor vehicles daily, the Commission held that public safety required not only standard reflector-type advance and crossback crossing warning signals be erected, but that a member of the train crew precede each locomotive, car or train across the highway and warn the traveling public."