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cross·bar  (krôsbär, krs-)
n.
A horizontal bar, line, or stripe.

crossbar
Noun
1. a horizontal beam across a pair of goalposts
2. the horizontal bar on a man's bicycle
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.crossbarcrossbar - a horizontal bar that goes across something
bar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"
doubletree - a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
swingletree, whiffletree, whippletree - a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling
2.crossbar - game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over
game equipment - equipment or apparatus used in playing a game
3.crossbar - long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts
crosspiece - a transverse brace
goalpost - one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field
Translations

crossbar [ˈkrɔsbɑːʳ] ntravesaño; [of bicycle] → barra
crossbar [ˈkrɔsbɑːʳ] nbarre transversale
crossbar [ˈkrɔsbɑːʳ] cross n (Sport) → Querlatte f;
(of bicycle) → Stange f
crossbar [ˈkrɔsbɑːʳ] ntraversa

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The Wizard carried out a big kettle and set it swinging on a crossbar before the tent.
He pointed out to me that there were certain black lines which formed crossbars upon the series of brilliant colours extending from the red at one end through gradations of orange, yellow, green, blue, and indigo to the violet at the other.
 
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