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panic bar
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noun
a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
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Also called panic bolt .
Origin of panic bar
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby panic bar
Panhellenism, panhoss, panhuman, panic, panic attack, panic bar, panic bolt, panic button, panic buying, panic disorder, panic grass
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