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PARALLEL BARS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parallel bars mean? 

PARALLEL BARS (noun)
  The noun PARALLEL BARS has 1 sense:

1. gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprightsplay

  Familiarity information: PARALLEL BARS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARALLEL BARS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bars; parallel bars

Hypernyms ("parallel bars" is a kind of...):

exerciser; gymnastic apparatus (sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises)

Meronyms (parts of "parallel bars"):

bar (a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parallel bars"):

uneven bars; uneven parallel bars (a pair of parallel bars set at different heights; used in women's gymnastics)


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