/ Dictionary / Index C chesstree: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chess•tree Pronunciation: (ches'trē"), [key] — n. Naut. (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a wooden fastening with one or more sheaves, attached to the topside of a sailing vessel, through which the windward tack of a course was rove. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. chess pie chest Related Content Daily Word Quiz: foliage Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language