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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(shipbuilding) One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl..
Use cross-spall when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cross-spall means (shipbuilding) One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams are in; a cross-pawl..
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Use cross-spall where its definition matches the intended context.
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