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crossbar
[kraws-bahr, kros-]
noun
a horizontal bar, line, or stripe.
the horizontal bar forming part of the goal posts, as in football and soccer.
a horizontal bar used for gymnastics.
a horizontal bar that rests on uprights and that an athlete must clear in performing the pole vault or high jump.
a horizontal line in some letters of the alphabet, as in capital H.
the horizontal top bar on the frame of a man's bicycle.
crossbar
/ ˈɒˌɑː /
noun
a horizontal bar, line, stripe, etc
a horizontal beam across a pair of goalposts
a horizontal bar mounted on vertical posts used in athletics or show-jumping
the horizontal bar on a man's bicycle that joins the handlebar and saddle supports
Example Sentences
The Sounders came within inches of matching that three minutes later, but Pedro de la Vega’s shot found the crossbar instead of the back of the net.
But as the clock ticked towards added time he was called into action, tipping away a header from Ruben Dias and then beaten by Omar Marmoush's dipping strike which bounced off the crossbar.
Messi then missed a penalty, planting it against the crossbar, before Barcelona, facing defeat on away goals, were caught on the break.
At 1-0 he clattered an effort against the underside of the crossbar, and at 1-1 had a thumping header hit the post.
Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce also impressed in her first appearance, turning back six shots — and getting some help from the crossbar, which stopped a try from Ludmila seconds after the intermission.
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