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bumper bar en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A metal bar or set of bars that are installed to protect the front or back of a vehicle.
    • 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:
    • 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:
    • It is used to stiffen the assembly carrying the bumper bar, to carry the front edge of a tread plate if one is used for a rear step, and to hold the rear ends of hangers, indicated as H, if a spare tire carrier rack or compartment is added. 1951, Autobody and the Reconditioned Car - Volume 30, page 57:

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Translations (4)

cmn 保險槓 /保险杠 (metal bar) · fi teräspuskuri (metal bar) · fi puskuri (metal bar) · fr pare-chocs (metal bar)