Meanings
nounparallel bars pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyA set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.
Synonyms: dip bars
- pluralplural onlyA gymnastics event using the parallel bars.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA set of apparatus consisting of two horizontal bars at a small distance apart, upon which acts of swinging and holding and jumping and dips are performed.
Similar
dip bars
More synonyms by meaning
noungymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights
Similar
Broader
gymnastic apparatusexerciser
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Translations
Catalan barres paral·leles
- barres paral·lelesset of apparatus
Finnish nojapuut
- nojapuutset of apparatus
French barres parallèles
- barres parallèlesset of apparatus
German Barren
- Barrenset of apparatus
Greek δίζυγο
- δίζυγο (dízygo)set of apparatus
Hungarian korlát
- korlátset of apparatus
Polish poręcz
- poręczset of apparatus
Romanian paralele, bare paralele
- paraleleset of apparatus
- bare paraleleset of apparatus
Russian паралле́льные бру́сья
- паралле́льные бру́сья (parallélʹnyje brúsʹja)set of apparatus
Swedish barr
- barrset of apparatus
Ukrainian парале́льні бруси́
- парале́льні бруси́ (paralélʹni brusý)set of apparatus
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APA
parallel bars. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20bars
MLA
“parallel bars.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20bars. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parallel bars,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parallel%20bars.
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