Associations to the word «Trave»

Wiktionary

TRAVE, noun. (architecture) A crossbeam.
TRAVE, noun. (architecture) A section formed by crossbeams.
TRAVE, proper noun. A river in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany.

Dictionary definition

TRAVE, noun. A horizontal beam that extends across something.

Wise words

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