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crossbar.

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.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/US
  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.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/US
  1. To mark with a pattern of transverse bars.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

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

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