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horizontal bar

–noun Gymnastics.
1. a bar fixed in a position parallel to the floor or ground, for use in chinning and other exercises.
2. an event in gymnastic competitions, judged on strength and grace while performing specific movements on such a bar.
Also called high bar.


Origin:
1820–30
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horizontal bar  
n.  A gymnastics apparatus consisting of a single bar mounted approximately eight feet above the ground and used for swinging maneuvers. Also called high bar.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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