roll bar

roll bar
noun
: an overhead metal bar on an automobile designed to protect an occupant in case of a rollover

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a heavy steel transverse bar in the form of an inverted U rising from the framework of an automobile to prevent its occupants from being crushed if the vehicle rolls over.
Also, rollbar.
[1950-55]

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roll bar UK US noun [countable] [singular roll bar plural roll bars]
a strong metal bar that goes over the top of a vehicle without a roof and protects the people inside if the vehicle turns over
Thesaurus: external parts of cars and other road vehiclesmeronym makes of carhyponym

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roll|bar «ROHL BAHR», noun, or roll bar,
an overhead steel bar in an automobile or on a tractor or other vehicle, that protects passengers or an operator if the vehicle turns over.

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n. a metal bar running up the sides and across the top of a vehicle, esp. one used in motor sports, strengthening its frame and protecting the occupants should the vehicle overturn

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noun, pl ⋯ bars [count]
: a metal bar in the roof of a car or other vehicle that is designed to protect riders if the vehicle rolls over

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ˈroll bar 7 [roll bar roll bars] noun
a metal bar over the top of a car without a roof, used to make the car stronger and to protect passengers if the car turns over

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • roll bar — ☆ roll bar n. a strong steel bar that passes over and across the width of the interior compartment in some automotive vehicles so as to reduce injury to the driver and passengers if the vehicle rolls over: used esp. in racing …   English World dictionary

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  • roll bar — noun Date: circa 1952 an overhead metal bar on an automobile that is designed to protect the occupant in case of a rollover …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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