crossbar

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/

Etymology: From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.

Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor.
The top of the goal structure.
“The effervescent Suarez then went close again as he worked space for a shot after a mazy run but could not keep his close-range shot below the crossbar.”
The top tube of a bicycle frame.

Etymology: From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.