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crossbar Definition

cross·bar (krôs′bär′)

noun

a bar, line, or stripe placed crosswise, as the horizontal bar of a football goal post

transitive verb -·barred′, -·bar′·ring

to furnish or mark with crossbars

crossbar Telecom Definition

See Xbar.

crossbar Usage Examples

Preposition: on

minute: Colwyn Bay started off the better side and Deniol Graham was unlucky to see his shot clear the crossbar on 3 minutes.

Adjective modifier

  • own: Rhyl nearly went ahead when Steve Evans diverted a Stuart Graves corner against his own crossbar under pressure from Mark Powell.
  • low: The stand's lower crossbar even prevents the pedal from " creeping " forward in performance.

Converse of object

  • rattle: Paris then rattled the crossbar with a minute left on the clock.
  • skim: Salt then conjured a superb 20-yard volley that skimmed the crossbar.
  • hit: Connor's conversion from quite wide out was unlucky to hit the crossbar ' which was to prove crucial later.
  • strike: Paul Burns then struck the crossbar with a superb 20 yard strike.
  • clip: On the hour mark, from the same distance, his effort clipped the crossbar.
  • clear: Paul Robertson went close for Hyde 3 minutes later with a rising effort which just cleared the crossbar.

Modifies a noun

  • switch: High performance due to on-chip level 1 and 2 cache, low memory latency and fast crossbar switch.
  • challenge: Question 26 Have Dundee United put themselves forward for the crossbar challenge on Sky Sports ' ' Soccer AM ' show?
  • transfer: Accidents that cause ton crossbar transfer little changed for drivers in a rugged.

Preposition: in

  • minute: Swansea always looked the more likely to score and captain Nick Cusack rattled the Camarthen crossbar in the last minute.
  • time: Despite looking far from impressive, the Addicks came closest to scoring in the first period when Bartlett hit the crossbar in injury time.

Preposition: from

yard: Airdrie came closer still four minutes later when Graeme Holmes rattled the top of the crossbar from 25 yards.

Preposition: with

  • header: At the close of the first half Booth rattled the crossbar with a header which just about summed up the Terriers performance.
  • keeper: Davis had a chance early on but was unlucky to see his shot come back off the crossbar with the keeper well beaten.
  • shot: City could have had further goals most notably when the unlucky Inamoto again hit the crossbar with a fine shot.
  • effort: After a good, tricky run by Annan, Dolby struck the crossbar with a twenty yard effort.

Noun used with modifier

ton: Accidents that cause ton crossbar transfer little changed for drivers in a rugged.