crossbar
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noun
1.
a horizontal bar, line, or stripe.
2.
the horizontal bar forming part of the goal posts, as in football and soccer.
3.
a horizontal bar used for gymnastics.
4.
a horizontal bar that rests on uprights and that an athlete must clear in performing the pole vault or high jump.
5.
a horizontal line in some letters of the alphabet, as in capital H.
6.
the horizontal top bar on the frame of a man's bicycle.
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is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a horizontal bar, line, stripe, etc |
| 2. | a horizontal beam across a pair of goalposts |
| 3. | a horizontal bar mounted on vertical posts used in athletics or show-jumping |
| 4. | the horizontal bar on a man's bicycle that joins the handlebar and saddle supports |
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Example sentences
The rotors are connected to a crossbar on a large steel beam that is held in place by four legs cemented into the seabed.
Includes full instructions on how to attach the mount to the handlebars, the stem, or the crossbar.
Fifteen yards on, at a crossbar, a soldier leapt into the road.
Gray or beige woollens with bright-red, yellow, or green crossbar plaids are used in jackets with plain skirts.
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