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 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 Four paddlers, borne simultaneously through treacherous rapids, and required by the rules to flip over, beneath a horizontal bar, and dunk themselves head first? Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024 State of play: Barajas, 17, won the silver medal in the men's horizontal bar. Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for horizontal bar 

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 8 Nov. 2024.

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