Russian bar

noun

A gymnastics-style beam held by two porters, used to do gymnastics-style tricks.

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Meanings

nounRussian bar (plural Russian bars)

plural Russian bars · alternative Russian barre

  1. artsA gymnastics-style beam held by two porters, used to do gymnastics-style tricks.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Russian, bar.

Translations

French barre russe
  • barre russegymnastics-style beam held by two porters
German Russischer Barren
  • Russischer Barrengymnastics-style beam held by two porters
Russian ру́сская па́лка
  • ру́сская па́лка (rússkaja pálka)gymnastics-style beam held by two porters
Ukrainian росі́йська па́лиця, росі́йська па́лка
  • росі́йська па́лиця (rosíjsʹka pálycja)gymnastics-style beam held by two porters
  • росі́йська па́лка (rosíjsʹka pálka)gymnastics-style beam held by two porters
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