crossbar vs pillar

crossbar

noun
  • The top tube of a bicycle frame. 

  • The top of the goal structure. 

  • Any transverse bar or piece, such as a bar across a door, or the iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor. 

verb
  • To mark with a pattern of transverse bars. 

pillar

noun
  • Something resembling such a structure. 

  • A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church. 

  • A large post, often used as supporting architecture. 

  • The centre of the volta, ring, or manege ground, around which a horse turns. 

  • An essential part of something that provides support. 

  • The body from the hips over the core to the shoulders. 

verb
  • To provide with pillars or added strength as if from pillars. 

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