Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horizontal bar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: hor-i-zon-tal bar
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.

noun

A gymnastics event using the horizontal bar.

noun

The dash symbol (―) (used to introduce quoted text)

noun

The horizontal form of the fraction bar.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: pull-up bar"

Inflected Forms

horizontal bars (plural)

Synonyms

high bar pull-up bar quotation dash

Questions

What does horizontal bar mean?: A horizontally-aligned bar used in gymnastics, upon which acts of swinging are performed.

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