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grab bar

American  

noun

  1. a bar attached to a wall near a bathtub or shower to provide a handgrip for a person who is bathing.


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“You don’t have to be 60 years old to benefit from a grab bar in the shower,” he said.

From MarketWatch Nov. 5, 2025

The 15-year-old tried to hold on to a grab bar.

From BBC Jun. 7, 2023

Even though these “attractive” grab bars look like high-end shower accessories and add to the shower’s design aspects, they still serve the serious accessibility purpose of having a grab bar.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2022

Does a midsize sedan or family station wagon really need a grab bar?

From Washington Post Oct. 30, 2022

With my right hand I cling to the grab bar.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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