cross thwart

English Thesaurus

1. a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	crosspiece,
definition	:	a transverse brace (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	dinghy, dory, rowboat,
definition	:	a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled (noun.artifact)