monkey bars

Overhead ladder playground

Monkey bars are a playground structure of horizontal bars arranged in a ladder-like frame, designed for children to swing from rung to rung: She crossed the monkey bars without stopping.

The name comes from the swinging motion resembling how monkeys move through trees.

Also called a jungle gym, though that term sometimes refers to larger climbing structures.

climbing

hang

Suspend from above

  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • gripSecure manual hold
  • dangleHang loosely, swaying

clamber · shimmy · traverse · reach · grasp · suspension · pull-up · rung · crossbar · hand-over-hand

playground

jungle gym

Playground climbing apparatus

  • swingSuspended recreational seat
  • slideSmooth continuous movement
  • seesawPivoting playground plank

sandbox · climbing frame · playset · merry-go-round · teeter-totter · fort · ladder · playhouse · tunnel · park

gymnastics

high bar

Elevated gymnastics apparatus

chalk · grip · swing · kip · flexibility · acrobat · tumbling · coach · apparatus · artistic gymnastics

exercise

strength

Power to exert force

fitness · grip strength · pull-ups · conditioning · stamina · exertion · workout · physical · training · arm strength

Categories
Opposites
playground equipment type

monkey barsslide

Smooth continuous movement

bench · sandbox · kiddie pool · swing set · seesaw

Family

monkey, bars, monkeys, chimpanzee, orangutan, monkeying, monkeyed, marmoset

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G