horizontal bar
a bar fixed in a position parallel to the floor or ground, for use in chinning and other exercises.
an event in gymnastic competitions, judged on strength and grace while performing specific movements on such a bar.
Origin of horizontal bar
1- Also called high bar.
Words Nearby horizontal bar
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How to use horizontal bar in a sentence
Next I grasped a horizontal bar and chinned myself fifty times with one hand.
The Double Spy | Dan T. MooreIt consists of an upright post, which supports a horizontal bar or arm, which can be put at various angles.
American Inventions and Inventors | William A. MowryRandle-bar, ran′dl-bar, n. the horizontal bar in an open chimney on which cooking-vessels are hung.
This arm is made out of a slender branch of a tree, and is fastened to the horizontal bar by loops of cord.
Chatterbox, 1906 | VariousThe lines of the towers rise uncrossed by horizontal bar from ground to tapering point.
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British Dictionary definitions for horizontal bar
gymnastics a raised bar on which swinging and vaulting exercises are performed: Also called: high bar
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