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bar end

bar end noun: an extension attached to the end of a bicycle handlebar, usually to increase leverage for climbing.

bar end: an extension attached to the end of a bicycle handlebar, usually to increase leverage for climbing
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Noun

bar end (plural bar ends)

  1. (plural-normally) An extension attached to the end of a bicycle handlebar, usually to increase leverage for climbing.
  2. (attributive) Attached to the handlebar ends.
    • bar-end shifter

Proper noun capitalized: Bar End

Bar End

  1. A suburb in south-east Winchester, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4828).

Forms of bar end

pluralbar ends

Origin of bar end

Ellipsis of handlebar + end.

Questions about bar end

What does bar end mean?
Bar end means an extension attached to the end of a bicycle handlebar, usually to increase leverage for climbing.
What part of speech is bar end?
Bar end can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of bar end?
The plural of bar end is bar ends.

Words near bar end in the dictionary

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  4. bar ditches
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  6. bar end
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  8. bar exam
  9. bar examination
  10. bar examinations
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