"roll bar" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roll bars [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} roll bar (plural roll bars)
  1. A strong U-shaped bar fastened to the frame of a vehicle, such as an off-road vehicle or a race car to protect the driver and passengers from being crushed in the event that the vehicle rolls over.
    Sense id: en-roll_bar-en-noun-c74KmvxY
  2. An anti-roll bar. Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: rollbar, roll-bar Related terms: roll cage
    Sense id: en-roll_bar-en-noun-KAyJgIqg Disambiguation of Automotive: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 43 57 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 36 64

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