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horizontal bar

horizontal bar noun: a horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.

horizontal bar: a horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed
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Noun

horizontal bar (plural horizontal bars)

  1. A horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.
    • Near-synonym: pull-up bar
  2. A gymnastics event using the horizontal bar.
  3. The dash symbol (―) (used to introduce quoted text)
    Synonyms:
    quotation dash
  4. The horizontal form of the fraction bar.

horizontal bar meaning in Persian

horizontal bar in Persian

horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics
بارفیکس bârfiks

Synonyms of horizontal bar

Forms of horizontal bar

pluralhorizontal bars

Questions about horizontal bar

What does horizontal bar mean?
Horizontal bar means a horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.
What is horizontal bar in Persian?
Horizontal bar in Persian is بارفیکس (bârfiks). See Horizontal bar meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is horizontal bar?
Horizontal bar is a noun.
What is the plural of horizontal bar?
The plural of horizontal bar is horizontal bars.

Words near horizontal bar in the dictionary

  1. horizonations
  2. horizonless
  3. horizonlessness
  4. horizons
  5. horizontal
  6. horizontal bar
  7. horizontal bars
  8. horizontal categorification
  9. horizontal dancing
  10. horizontal divestiture
  11. horizontal divestitures

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