CROSSBAR

crossbar

(noun) long thin horizontal crosspiece between two vertical posts

crossbar

(noun) game equipment consisting of a horizontal bar to be jumped or vaulted over

crossbar

(noun) a horizontal bar that goes across something

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

crossbar (plural crossbars)

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.

(sports) The top of the goal structure.

The top tube of a bicycle frame.

Synonyms

• (bar through the shank of an anchor): stock

• (top of goal structure): bar

Verb

crossbar (third-person singular simple present crossbars, present participle crossbarring, simple past and past participle crossbarred)

(transitive) To mark with a pattern of transverse bars.

Anagrams

• Scarbros

Source: Wiktionary

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Cross"bar` (-br`), n.

Definition: A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor to insure its turning fluke down. Russell. Crossbar shot, a projectile which folds into a sphere for loading, but on leaving the gun expands to a cross with a quarter ball at the end of each arm; -- used in naval actions for cutting the enemy's rigging.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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