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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Monthly freight appointment trends in the U.S. in 2025
Percent change in truck movements from previous month by region
The horizontal bar chart shows the month-to-month change in truck movement appointments in the U.S. for February, March and April 2025.
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
This arrived with the Pixel 6, and as well as dealing with the physical requirements of a smartphone camera the horizontal bar across the full width of the rear offered a unique and easily recognisable style to the Pixel family.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In men’s artistic gymnastics, the Olympic order is floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar (also known as high bar).
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Illia Kovtun fell to fourth after Zhang, the last gymnast of the night, nailed his horizontal bar routine.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
This arrived with the Pixel 6, and as well as dealing with the physical requirements of a smartphone camera the horizontal bar across the full width of the rear offered a unique and easily recognisable style to the Pixel family.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
In men’s artistic gymnastics, the Olympic order is floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars and horizontal bar (also known as high bar).
—Tess Demeyer, The Athletic, 25 July 2024
Illia Kovtun fell to fourth after Zhang, the last gymnast of the night, nailed his horizontal bar routine.
—Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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“Horizontal bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horizontal%20bar. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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