T-bar
Americannoun
noun
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a T-shaped wrench for use with a socket
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a metal bar having a T-shaped cross section
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a T-shaped bar on a ski tow which skiers hold on to while being pulled up slopes
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(modifier) another term for T-strap
Example Sentences
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Fashion isn't always known for its practicality but Fong and Bava say that's changing and now there is a "real demand for classic, reliable, and comfortable shoes, and the T-bar shoe is exactly that".
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2024
"He was doing his thing, and he jumped on the T-bar and they got me on the radio and said, ‘Have you seen Shaun?’"
From Fox News • Feb. 9, 2022
The town’s authenticity and low-key charm instantly won him over, reminding him of California’s Mammoth Mountain, which only had two T-bar lifts and two chairlifts when he grew up skiing there.
From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022
Do you think the opossum’s T-bar would work for the red panda?
From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2018
Two T-bar guides made in sections connected by fishplates furnish a track for an automatic dumping bucket hoisted and lowered by steel cable from engine on the ground to head sheaves as shown.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
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