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
Examples of horizontal bar in a Sentence
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Each door has two panels of caning inset into the frame, rather than just one long piece run behind the horizontal bar at the center.
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Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
The Gmail compose screen is another example of horizontal bars run amok.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 July 2023
Unfortunately, Gmail puts three horizontal bars above your message, which seems excessive.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 July 2023
Three pictures have low horizontal bars that might represent a slice of earth or sea.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
With several horizontal bars, this freestanding towel warmer has a lot of surface space to warm the towels hanging on it.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2023
Most rear guards of this era consisted of three pieces of rectangular steel: a horizontal bar welded to two vertical beams that bolted to the bottom of the trailer.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
Plus, there’s a horizontal bar for hanging pants and skirts.
—Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2023
With each gentle swing, I’m transported back to elementary school recess, hanging from jungle gyms and doing backward flips off the horizontal bars.
—Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2024
The Gmail compose screen is another example of horizontal bars run amok.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 July 2023
Unfortunately, Gmail puts three horizontal bars above your message, which seems excessive.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 13 July 2023
Three pictures have low horizontal bars that might represent a slice of earth or sea.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
With several horizontal bars, this freestanding towel warmer has a lot of surface space to warm the towels hanging on it.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2023
Most rear guards of this era consisted of three pieces of rectangular steel: a horizontal bar welded to two vertical beams that bolted to the bottom of the trailer.
—A.c. Thompson, ProPublica, 13 June 2023
Plus, there’s a horizontal bar for hanging pants and skirts.
—Casey Clark, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2023
With each gentle swing, I’m transported back to elementary school recess, hanging from jungle gyms and doing backward flips off the horizontal bars.
—Lindsay Geller, Women's Health, 18 May 2023
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“Horizontal bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horizontal%20bar. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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