water bars

Noun

water bar (plural water bars)

1. Waterbreak.
   • “Fuck,” he shouted and tapped on his brakes,too hard,and fishtailed through a water bar, the nose ofhis vehicle slamming down hard, then skyward.2014, Aaron Shepard, When is a Man
2. Waterstop.
   • Alternatively, sub-sills may be made from stone, canted brick or concrete, perhaps incorporating a water bar to locate the timber sill horizontally and act as an additional check against the penetration of mosture.2014, Michael Mcevoy, External Components, page 101
3. A business that sells bottled water.
   • Well, a pub, internet cafe, juice bar, water bar, snack bar, pottery-making bar, toy bar, ball bar, piano bar . . . which kind of bar do you like?2008, Hongying Yang, Mo's Mischief: Super Cool Uncle, page 68
4. A bar on the side of a swimming pool that serves alcoholic beverages to swimmers.
   • We went to the pool which had a great slide and water bar.2012, D.S. Carroll Jr., Memoirs of an Impurfect Salesman, page 36
5. A court that specializes in water-rights law.
   • This situation has created the largest water bar of any state. The cost of hiring lawyers and engineers to battle out water matters is troubling.2009, P. Andrew Jones, Tom Cech, Colorado Water Law for Non-Lawyers, page x