horizontal bar

noun

: a steel bar supported in a horizontal position approximately eight feet above the floor and used for swinging feats in gymnastics

: an event in gymnastics competition in which the horizontal bar is used

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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 The horizontal bar represents a broad range of complementary skills, including communication, business strategy, domain knowledge and collaboration. —

Shivanku Misra, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 Brody Malone fell twice on the horizontal bars in today's qualifier, wrecking his chances of making both the individual all-around and horizontal bars finals. —

NBC News, 28 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for horizontal bar

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of horizontal bar was in 1827

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“Horizontal bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horizontal%20bar. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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