snack bar

American  

noun

• snack bars
  plural

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

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snack bar British  

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• snack bars
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of snack bar

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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snack bar

The inn has reopened its snack bar for the first time since early 2023, and management is investing in capital upgrades and staging live music on weekends throughout the summer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026

Elsewhere, the property features a “richly toned office with coffered ceilings and an intimate sitting lounge, a fully equipped gym, and a private theater complete with its own library nook, lounge, snack bar, and bathroom.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026

The sale of Graze, a popular nuts and snack bar brand in the UK, marks Unilever's latest effort to offload under-performing brands in its line-up and prioritise its personal care and beauty products.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2025

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2025

With the rain, Marvin LaBlue and Eliu Archuleta had ambled over to shelter under the snack bar awning.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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