Jungle gyms and monkey bars

[Joel S. Berson]

At 5/3/2012 06:59 PM, Benjamin Barrett wrote:
>I wonder if those who consider the more complex ones had the simpler
>type as well. On my elementary school playground, we had both, which
>might necessitate or encourage people to differentiate them.

Or construct a categorical term that included both, as Jon L. suggested?

I used both devices, and perhaps my previous memory claim was
incorrect and I did have two separate terms.

Joel

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