crossbar

noun
/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/US

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from crose bar

Definitions

  1. Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which…

    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.

    • The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.
  3. The top tube of a bicycle frame.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. To mark with a pattern of transverse bars.

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