English Explanatory Dictionary

crossbar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
verb
  1. To mark with a pattern of transverse bars.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/ En-us-crossbar.ogg

Word forms

crossbar crossbars crossbarring crossbarred

Etymology

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

Synonyms

stock bar

Derived words

crossbar hotel crossbar shot crossbar switch
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