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 the amount of venture capital investment in proptech in the first six months of 2025.
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
He will be joined by fellow Olympian Brody Malone, who won gold on parallel bars, silver on rings and bronze on pommel horse, along with horizontal bar winner Taylor Burkhart and pommel horse winner Patrick Hoopes.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Authorities said the girl survived by holding onto a horizontal bar in the sewage pipe and was trapped for more than seven hours, NBC News reports.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The girl held onto a horizontal bar in the sewer and was stuck for over seven hours, according to authorities, USA Today reported.
—David Chiu, People.com, 27 June 2025
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Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
He will be joined by fellow Olympian Brody Malone, who won gold on parallel bars, silver on rings and bronze on pommel horse, along with horizontal bar winner Taylor Burkhart and pommel horse winner Patrick Hoopes.
—Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
Authorities said the girl survived by holding onto a horizontal bar in the sewage pipe and was trapped for more than seven hours, NBC News reports.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 28 June 2025
The girl held onto a horizontal bar in the sewer and was stuck for over seven hours, according to authorities, USA Today reported.
—David Chiu, People.com, 27 June 2025
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“Horizontal bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horizontal%20bar. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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