A horizontal bar or rod that crosses or extends across something, like the bar connecting goalpost uprights in sports.
Compound from 'cross' + 'bar,' dating to Middle English. Became standardized in sports terminology in the 19th century.
In soccer and hockey, hitting the crossbar is considered incredibly unlucky by superstitious players—but statistically, it's one of the most common ways shots miss, happening thousands of times per season!
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