horizontal bar
noun
1
: a steel bar supported in a horizontal position approximately eight feet above the floor and used for swinging feats in gymnastics
2
: an event in gymnastics competition in which the horizontal bar is used
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The horizontal bar chart shows activity in hotel bookings for June 2026 as a percent change from June 2025.
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Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Makoto Sakamoto—Considered one of America’s best gymnasts, Sakamoto won four NCAA individual championships at USC: the 1968 NCAA all-around title, 1967 and 1968 NCAA parallel bars crowns and 1968 NCAA horizontal bar title.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Flat laces in a horizontal bar further tailor the look—the opposite of the crisscross patterns or fastenings of more casual sneakers.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
The very first car—the 1885 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, invented by Karl Benz—used a tiller system: a horizontal bar with a handle mounted to a vertical bar.
—Jeremy White, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Makoto Sakamoto—Considered one of America’s best gymnasts, Sakamoto won four NCAA individual championships at USC: the 1968 NCAA all-around title, 1967 and 1968 NCAA parallel bars crowns and 1968 NCAA horizontal bar title.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Flat laces in a horizontal bar further tailor the look—the opposite of the crisscross patterns or fastenings of more casual sneakers.
—Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
The very first car—the 1885 Benz Patent-Motorwagen, invented by Karl Benz—used a tiller system: a horizontal bar with a handle mounted to a vertical bar.
—Jeremy White, Wired News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Horizontal bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horizontal%20bar. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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