backbar

American  

[bak-bahr] / ˈbækˌbɑr /

noun

1. Shipbuilding. a short length of angle iron fitted over flanges of two angle irons butted together side by side to connect or reinforce them.

2. a construction of shelves and counter space behind a bar, used for storing bottles, glasses, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of backbar

back ¹ + bar ¹

Example Sentences

I also chatted with a leather-jacket-clad programmer at Backbar, a nationally recognized cocktail bar situated down a dark hallway in a circa-1920s Ford dealership.

From Washington Post

Its recipe comes from Nick Lappen, a bartender at Backbar.

From New York Times

This nonalcoholic version of the Jungle Bird, a classic tiki cocktail, comes from Sam Treadway, the owner of Backbar, a cocktail lounge in Somerville, Mass.

From New York Times

Mr. Pelaccio still owns BackBar about a block away, with drinks and Malaysian food.

From New York Times

Known as “Ribcor,” support beams that stretch from the topline to the backbar on both the more compact M3 and higher-launching M4 irons are designed to, as TaylorMade’s vice president of research and development Bret Wahl put it, “quiet the structure.”

From Golf Digest