Spreader beam

urn:mrn:iala:dic:7-6-0500

Alternative term: Yoke

Steel beam or frame used when lifting large objects to spread the lifting strops attached to a single-point lifting device.

Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)

English

International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities - AISM