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CROSSBAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crossbar" is a kind of...):
crosspiece (a transverse brace)
Holonyms ("crossbar" is a part of...):
goalpost (one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crossbar" is a kind of...):
game equipment (equipment or apparatus used in playing a game)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A horizontal bar that goes across something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("crossbar" is a kind of...):
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crossbar"):
doubletree (a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast)
swingletree; whiffletree; whippletree (a crossbar that is attached to the traces of a draft horse and to the vehicle or implement that the horse is pulling)
