parallel bars

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parallel bars

noun

  1. plural, plural only A 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

  2. plural, plural only A gymnastics event using the parallel bars.

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noun set of apparatus

Françaisbarres parallèles
DeutschBarren
Ελληνικάδίζυγο dízygo
Românăparalele, bare paralele
Русскийпаралле́льные бру́сья parallélʹnyje brúsʹja

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@misc{parallel_bars_2026,
  title = {parallel bars},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parallel%20bars},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}