English → Latin
“cross-bar” in Latin
cancellia latticetrānstrumcrossbeam, transom; thwart of a vesselforumpublic place, marketplace, forum
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
cross-bar
plur., cancelli (in the courts of justice, fori, Cic., ; also in the circus): transtrum: Vid: CROSS-BEAM.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for cross-bar?
- The usual Latin words for “cross-bar” are cancelli, trānstrum, forum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.