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parallel bars

parallel bars noun: a set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.

Noun

parallel bars pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.
    Synonyms:
    dip bars
  2. (plural, plural-only) A gymnastics event using the parallel bars.

Synonyms of parallel bars

  • dip bars

Questions about parallel bars

What does parallel bars mean?
Parallel bars means a set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.
What part of speech is parallel bars?
Parallel bars is a noun.

Words near parallel bars in the dictionary

  1. parallaxed
  2. parallaxes
  3. parallaxing
  4. parallel
  5. parallel axis theorem
  6. parallel bars
  7. parallel circuit
  8. parallel circuits
  9. parallel citation
  10. parallel citations
  11. parallel compression

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