Definition of "crossbar" []

• A horizontal bar, line, or stripe. (noun)

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• "Shane Doan almost gave Phoenix the lead with 17: 04 to play, bouncing a shot off the crossbar from the top of the right faceoff circle."
• "Ahn hooked a shot across goal in the 36th minute, had a free kick ricochet off the Italian defensive wall in the 44th and spiraled a left-foot shot over the crossbar from a free kick in the 58th minute."
• "Jason Wiemer hit the crossbar from the right side midway through before Roy kicked aside Cory Stillman's shot during a power play minutes later."