T-bar

American  

[tee-bahr] / ˈtiˌbɑr /

noun

Building Trades.

1. a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .

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T-bar British  

noun

1. a T-shaped wrench for use with a socket

2. a metal bar having a T-shaped cross section

3. a T-shaped bar on a ski tow which skiers hold on to while being pulled up slopes

4. (modifier) another term for T-strap

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Example Sentences

There were queues for the T-bar, and polite but firm struggles for parking spaces.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2024

"He was doing his thing, and he jumped on the T-bar and they got me on the radio and said, ‘Have you seen Shaun?’"

From Fox News • Feb. 9, 2022

Then it was straight to the T-bar that dragged her back to the top.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2022

The town’s authenticity and low-key charm instantly won him over, reminding him of California’s Mammoth Mountain, which only had two T-bar lifts and two chairlifts when he grew up skiing there.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2022

Two T-bar guides made in sections connected by fishplates furnish a track for an automatic dumping bucket hoisted and lowered by steel cable from engine on the ground to head sheaves as shown.

From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers