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roll bar

roll bar noun: 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.

roll bar: a strong U-shaped bar fastened to the frame of a vehicle, such as an off-road vehicle or a race car...
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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.
    • Once the two left wheels departed the surface, Travis knew he was in for trouble. Since there wasn't a roll bar on the SUV, the roof was probably going to collapse on his head when it contacted the asphalt.2002, Bobby Alvarez, Ghost Runner on Second, page 163
  2. An anti-roll bar.
    • The roll bar is a metal bar linking one side of the suspension to the other. It limits how much the car rolls during cornering.2004, Jonathan Noble, Mark Hughes, Formula One Racing For Dummies, page 65

roll bar meaning in Tamil

roll bar in Tamil

உருளைத்தண்டு

Forms of roll bar

pluralroll bars
alternative formrollbar
alternative formroll-bar

Questions about roll bar

What does roll bar mean?
Roll bar means 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.
What is roll bar in Tamil?
Roll bar in Tamil is உருளைத்தண்டு. See Roll bar meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is roll bar?
Roll bar is a noun.
What is the plural of roll bar?
The plural of roll bar is roll bars.

Words near roll bar in the dictionary

  1. roll about
  2. roll around
  3. roll away
  4. roll back
  5. roll back the years
  6. roll bar
  7. roll bars
  8. roll cage
  9. roll cages
  10. roll call
  11. roll called

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