A broad horizontal band across the centre of a shield
a single horizontal bar across the centre of a shield.
n. a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of the shield.
(heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
a term used in heraldry to describe a charge on a coat of arms that takes the form of a band running from the left to the right side of the shield, centered from top to bottom
a wide horizontal stripe across the middle of the shield
one of the ordinaries, a broad horizontal band extending across the centre of the shield.