crossbar
Americannoun
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a horizontal bar, line, or stripe.
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the horizontal bar forming part of the goal posts, as in football and soccer.
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a horizontal bar used for gymnastics.
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a horizontal bar that rests on uprights and that an athlete must clear in performing the pole vault or high jump.
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a horizontal line in some letters of the alphabet, as in capital H.
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the horizontal top bar on the frame of a man's bicycle.
noun
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a horizontal bar, line, stripe, etc
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a horizontal beam across a pair of goalposts
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a horizontal bar mounted on vertical posts used in athletics or show-jumping
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the horizontal bar on a man's bicycle that joins the handlebar and saddle supports
Etymology
Origin of crossbar
Example Sentences
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Austria was looking to attack more and brought on Sasa Kalajdzic, who responded quickly with a header that sailed over the crossbar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
And what about those jazzy plastic strakes framing the gloss-black crossbar?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
His penalty, blasted over the crossbar, proved decisive as the Gunners suffered shootout heartbreak and PSG successfully defended their title.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
Zellweger, given a ton of space inside the left circle, evened the score by lining a wrist shot over Hart’s left shoulder and off the crossbar late in the period.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
On the top of the handle there was a crossbar with a hole in each end.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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