"bull bar" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bull bar.ogg Forms: bull bars [plural], bullbar [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bull bar (plural bull bars)
  1. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A welded framework of metal bars at a vehicle's front, designed to protect it during collisions with animals, but often purchased as a fashion accessory. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Auto parts Synonyms (protective framework at front of a vehicle): kangaroo bar, roo bar, nudge bar, grille guard Translations (a device fitted to the front of a vehicle): bosbreker (Afrikaans), karjapuskuri (Finnish), pare-buffle [masculine] (French), Frontschutzbügel [masculine] (German), Bullenfänger [masculine] (German), Kuhfänger [masculine] (German), Hirschfänger [masculine] (German), кенгуря́тник (kengurjátnik) [masculine] (Russian), кенгури́н (kengurín) [masculine] (Russian), кенгуру́шник (kengurúšnik) [masculine] (Russian), бу́гель (búgelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), kofångare [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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