A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.
A vertical component of a frame or panel, such as that of a door, window, or ladder.
A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.