crossbar means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 85 out of 100.
crossbar is pronounced /ˈkɹ̠ɑs.bɑɹ/.
Etymology
From Middle English crose bar, equivalent to cross- + bar.
noun
- 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.
verb
- To mark with a pattern of transverse bars.