monkey bars

plural noun

: a three-dimensional framework of horizontal and vertical bars from which children can hang and swing

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South of the complex, children played soccer on school fields while others swung on monkey bars. Ignacio Calderon, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024 These anthropologists’ work recently substantiated a hundred-plus-year-old proposal when the jungle gym and monkey bars were invented in 1902 and implemented in the progressive education system of the Chicago suburbs. Carly Miller, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 Colbert wasted no time showing the audience a clip from Powell's Endurance episode, where a young Powell in a gray shirt talks about a challenge that appeared to involve monkey bars. Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024 At one point, two of Senna’s friends tried to make it through the monkey bars obstacle and struggled. Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for monkey bars 

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of monkey bars was in 1929

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“Monkey bars.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monkey%20bars. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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