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Meaning of roll bar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  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.
  2. An anti-roll bar.

Equivalents

Deutsch Überrollbügel
Suomi turvakaari

Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

roll cage roll call roll cloud roll container roll cumulus roll drop

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