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Definition of High bar
1. Noun. Gymnastic apparatus consisting of a bar supported in a horizontal position by uprights at both ends.
Definition of High bar
1. Noun. (gymnastics) A horizontal bar. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of High Bar
Literary usage of High bar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1905)
"A high bar may be due either to a loose bar working out or to the fact that one
bar is much ... If the high bar seems to be firm under a blow from a hammer, ..."
2. Direct-current Motor and Generator Troubles: Operation and Repair by Theodore S. Gandy, Elmer C. Schacht (1920)
"... the high bar has developed, a black spot will appear on the commutator at the
point where the high bar is located due to a poor contact or arcing over ..."
3. Symons's Meteorological Magazine (1897)
"A very fine and remarkably mild month with very high bar. ... Mild open weather
up to 12th, with remarkably high bar. and wind light from N. to NB Slight ..."
4. A Textbook on Electric Lighting and Railways: International Correspondence by International Correspondence Schools (1901)
"A high bar can come about in either of two ways: it may be due either to a loose bar
... If the high bar seems to be firm under a blow from a hammer, ..."
5. A Textbook on Steam Engineering by International Correspondence Schools (1902)
"A high bar can come about in either of two ways: it ... If the high bar seems to
be firm under a blow from a hammer, it will be safe to take it down with a ..."
6. American Electricians' Handbook: A Reference Book for Practical Electrical by Terrell Croft (1921)
"The jump of the brush occurs at the high bar and is the cause of the sparking.
... Sparking due to a loose or high bar causes a local blackening instead of ..."
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