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bumper bar

bumper bar noun: a metal bar or set of bars that are installed to protect the front or back of a vehicle.

bumper bar: a metal bar or set of bars that are installed to protect the front or back of a vehicle
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Noun

bumper bar (plural bumper bars)

  1. A metal bar or set of bars that are installed to protect the front or back of a vehicle.
    • By grasping the bumper bar at the center a slight backward pull accompanied by a lifting motion enables the driver to swing the bumper bar to a position where it will not in any way interfere with the filing of the buckets.1920, Oildom - Volume 11, Issues 2-11, page 6
    • In order to attach the main iron to the bumper bar, an angle bar is run over the main iron and back of the bumper bar.1937, Ray Forest Kuns, Trailer Engineering, page 48

Forms of bumper bar

pluralbumper bars

Questions about bumper bar

What does bumper bar mean?
Bumper bar means a metal bar or set of bars that are installed to protect the front or back of a vehicle.
What part of speech is bumper bar?
Bumper bar is a noun.
What is the plural of bumper bar?
The plural of bumper bar is bumper bars.

Words near bumper bar in the dictionary

  1. bumped uglies
  2. bumped up
  3. bumpee
  4. bumpees
  5. bumper
  6. bumper bar
  7. bumper bars
  8. bumper bullet
  9. bumper bullets
  10. bumper car
  11. bumper cars

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