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crossbar

[ kraws-bahr, kros- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a horizontal bar, line, or stripe.
the horizontal bar forming part of the goal posts, as in football and soccer.
a horizontal bar used for gymnastics.
a horizontal bar that rests on uprights and that an athlete must clear in performing the pole vault or high jump.
a horizontal line in some letters of the alphabet, as in capital H.
the horizontal top bar on the frame of a man's bicycle.

crossbar

/ ˈkrɒsˌbɑː /

a horizontal bar, line, stripe, etc
a horizontal beam across a pair of goalposts
a horizontal bar mounted on vertical posts used in athletics or show-jumping
the horizontal bar on a man's bicycle that joins the handlebar and saddle supports

First recorded in 1550–60; cross- + bar ¹

The pastime consisted of riding on horseback and aiming a lance at one of the holes in the broad end of the crossbar.

A cord may be passed through the opening in the crossbar at the top and its lower end attached to the elements.

He pulled it back the length of the crossbar and it brought the string with it, stretching it taut.

He hadn't slept nigh so sound two months past, and the crossbar would soothe his slumbers.

His hands, grasping the lowest crossbar of them, were in such disproportionate proximity to the floor!

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