parallel bars

plural noun

1

: a pair of usually wooden bars supported horizontally above the floor at the same height or at different heights usually by a common base and used in gymnastics

2

: an event in gymnastics competition in which even or uneven parallel bars are used

Examples of parallel bars in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Pants and socks are required on four out of the six men’s gymnastics events (pommel horse, rings, parallel bars, and horizontal bar). —Taylor Dutch, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024

Monday, August 5 (Day 10) Gymnastics Men’s parallel bars final (5:45 a.m. —Vic Verbalaitis, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024

Lynch remains the only Cardinal men’s gymnast to win an Olympic medal, having taken silver on parallel bars in his second trip to the Games. —Chrös McDougall, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

parallel bars

plural noun

: a pair of horizontal bars that are used for swinging and balancing exercises in gymnastics