crossbarred

Having transverse lines

Crossbarred describes something marked or fitted with crossbars—horizontal bars that intersect vertical ones.

The word applies to patterns, structures, or designs featuring such intersecting lines: crossbarred windows, a crossbarred fabric pattern.

The effect suggests a grid or lattice.

gridlike

lattice

Openwork of crossed strips

  • meshInterlocking open weave
  • trellisGarden climbing structure
  • grilleProtective metal grating

grating · grid · intersecting · perpendicular · hatched · reticulated · mullioned · barred · striped · banded

blocked

barricaded

Sealed off defensively

barred · impeded · sealed · locked · secured · restricted · enclosed · partitioned · divided · separated

patterned

plaid

Woven crisscross pattern

windowpane · gingham · herringbone · argyle · geometric · twill · houndstooth · crosshatch · linear · banded

reinforced

girder

Main structural support beam

  • trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
  • beamStructural support member
  • bracedSteadied against force

strutted · buttressed · strengthened · fortified · supported · steel · rebar · scaffolding · framework · anchored

Opposites
pattern structure

crossbarredsolid

Firm matter state

plain · unpatterned · patternless · smooth · uniform

visual complexity

crossbarredplain

Basic and unremarkable

solid · blank · bare · undecorated · unadorned

Family

across, crossing, crisscross, crosswalk, crossword, crossbar, crossfire, crosstown, crossbeam

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G