From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcrossbarcross‧bar /ˈkrɒsbɑː $ ˈkrɒːsbɑːr/ noun [countable] 1 TBa bar that joins two upright posts, especially two goalposts2 TTBthe metal bar between the seat and the handlebars on a man’s bicycle
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crossbar• Loi grabbed with both hands for a crossbar and clung on.• A crossbar network connects the processors at 800Mbytes per second.• Whitley's goalkeeper Brian Dickson, a chef for a hospital catering company, bubbled away underneath the flat, old-fashioned crossbars.• Right then, a crank breaks and the rider lands with full weight on the frame crossbar, then crashes.• I hit some crossbars, some posts.• Beresford fed the ball in to Robert Lee, who turned and cracked a shot against the crossbar.• Crusaders did have tough luck seconds before the final whistle when a desperation drive by Jim Gardiner bounced off the crossbar.• Blissett took the ball from Howey, then exploded a right-foot volley that Wright somehow juggled over the crossbar. 