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crossbar

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/

The English word “crossbar” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
  2. The top of the goal structure.
  3. The top tube of a bicycle frame.

verb

  1. To mark with a pattern of transverse bars.

Etymology

From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.

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