snack bar

noun

1. a lunchroom or restaurant where light meals are sold.

snack bar

noun

1. a place where light meals or snacks can be obtained, often with a self-service system

Word History and Origins

Origin of snack bar¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

“Whole Foods has great brand equity. It’s been built up over decades,” said John Foraker, CEO of Once Upon a Farm, which sells organic baby food and snack bars at Whole Foods.

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It has 39 rooms, flat space for kids to run around, cliff-top views, a restaurant, gift shop, gas station and a snack bar that’s been closed since the highway has been blocked.

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Participants were asked to fast before the session, then were given a snack bar to keep stomach contents consistent.

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When it stopped raining he found a spring where he was able to quench his thirst, but he was so unwell he was unable to eat one of the snack bars he was carrying.

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I keep looking for unique things offered at high school snack bars.

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