How to pronounce “crossbar” in English

They have a golden crossbar that links in the middle.

But it says there's a high probability we have a crossbar here.

But nothing was there except blue skies strewn with fluffy clouds and the steel crossbar of a 200-foot tall cross, not currently flaming.

If we solve the riddle a line at a time, we get a crossbar and a circle complete, an upright where two half-circles

But when it sees a cross-bar in a capital A, it goes, whoa, crossbar!