crossbar

[ kraws-bahr, kros- ]

/ ˈkrɔsˌbɑr, ˈkrɒs- /

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.

Origin of crossbar

First recorded in 1550–60; cross- + bar¹

It held two cushioned seats, and two propelling ropes were attached to a crossbar.

The Revellers |Louis Tracy
These consist of three platforms, each equipped with two upright posts of date palm trunks, with a crossbar.

The Critic in the Orient |George Hamlin Fitch
The Wizard carried out a big kettle and set it swinging on a crossbar before the tent.

The Emerald City of Oz |L. Frank Baum
Two feet back from the legs is a horizontal hole about one and one-quarter inches in diameter to hold the crossbar.

Farm Mechanics |Herbert A. Shearer

It starts at the upper right-hand corner and finishes in the middle of the crossbar.

Woodcraft |E. H. (Elmer Harry) Kreps

crossbar

/ (ˈkrɒsˌbɑː) /

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