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Parallel bars

Scope note

Use for apparatus consisting of two long, parallel wooden bars set on pairs of uprights adjustable in height and width and designed for vaulting, balancing, and swinging gymnastic exercises.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000211179

Broader Terms used

<gymnastic equipment>

Narrower Terms used

uneven parallel bars

Term used for

bars, parallel

Created

13yrs ago

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