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Explore Crossarm through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Crossarm in a sentence

Crossarm meaning

The horizontal member of a cross-shaped object, such as the horizontal bar of power poles or telephone poles.

Using Crossarm

  • The main meaning on this page is: The horizontal member of a cross-shaped object, such as the horizontal bar of power poles or telephone poles.
  • In the example corpus, crossarm often appears in combinations such as: crossarm breaker.

Context around Crossarm

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

own 1×

Often after:

breaker 3× commonly 1×

Sentence patterns with Crossarm

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

her own crossarm breaker 1× in a crossarm breaker 1× pole s crossarm commonly only 1× to a crossarm breaker on 1× to the crossarm in a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

bailey nailed a 1× however for high 1× ku hit an 1× syuri applied her 1× these pieces of 1×

Common sentence endings:

a crossarm breaker 1× a horizontal direction 1× breaker on stu 1× own crossarm breaker 1× the pole itself 1×

Words around Crossarm

Just before it in the word index:

crossan 15 crossamerica 5 crossaig 2 cross 10.048 crosley 13 crosland 20

Just after it in the word index:

crossbar 277 crossbars 4 crossbeam 6 crossbeams 3 crossbeats 2 crossbeg 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Crossarm

  • In this selection, "crossarm" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, own, breaker and commonly stand out and add context to how "crossarm" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include her own crossarm breaker and in a crossarm breaker. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "crossarm" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with crossarm

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Syuri applied her own crossarm breaker. (6 words)

Ku hit an Angle Slam, and he switched to a crossarm breaker on Stu. (14 words)

Bailey nailed a running Shooting Star Press for a nearfall at 10:00, and he locked in a crossarm breaker. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

These pieces of glass were positioned on a tapered wooden pin, vertically extending upwards from the pole's crossarm (commonly only two insulators to a pole and maybe one on top of the pole itself). (35 words)

However, for high voltage transmission lines, strings of cap-and-pin (suspension) insulators are used, attached to the crossarm in a horizontal direction. (23 words)

Bailey nailed a running Shooting Star Press for a nearfall at 10:00, and he locked in a crossarm breaker. (20 words)

Example sentences (5)

Bailey nailed a running Shooting Star Press for a nearfall at 10:00, and he locked in a crossarm breaker.

Ku hit an Angle Slam, and he switched to a crossarm breaker on Stu.

Syuri applied her own crossarm breaker.

However, for high voltage transmission lines, strings of cap-and-pin (suspension) insulators are used, attached to the crossarm in a horizontal direction.

These pieces of glass were positioned on a tapered wooden pin, vertically extending upwards from the pole's crossarm (commonly only two insulators to a pole and maybe one on top of the pole itself).

Common combinations with crossarm

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "crossarm" in a sentence?
An example: "Bailey nailed a running Shooting Star Press for a nearfall at 10:00, and he locked in a crossarm breaker." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "crossarm" from authentic English texts.
What does "crossarm" mean?
Crossarm means: The horizontal member of a cross-shaped object, such as the horizontal bar of power poles or telephone poles.
How many example sentences with "crossarm" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "crossarm", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.