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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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
York's Callum Howe headed against his own crossbar and it felt like something was coming.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
McKechnie stepped up and blasted a powerful strike... against the upper side of the crossbar.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
“She takes all the five meters and I trust her with every play,” San Pedro coach Stephanie Cuevas said of Mahi, who had two other shots bang off the crossbar.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
He stood beneath the crossbar, waiting for the shot.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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