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drawbar

drawbar

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A metal bar with a hook that attaches a trailer to a vehicle for pulling
  • noun
  • /ˈdrɔːˌbɑːr/
  • Specialized
: barra de tiro
  • She attached the trailer securely to the drawbar before heading out on the road.

Examples

  • Before the 1920s, a dredge with a 1.07 m drawbar was used; after that, dredges had a 1.32 m drawbar (Rolls, 1971).

    Academic text (1996)
  • Now before we begin our installation, here are a few measurements to help you when selecting accessories such as a drawbar, a bike rack, or a cargo carrier.

    Blog text (17)
  • I have installed my automatic drawbar from my old Bridgeport and there we go.

  • We'll go ahead and give you a few measurements to help you in selecting accessories such as a drawbar, a bike rack, or cargo carrier.

    Blog text (17)
  • The spindle is equipped with a hydraulic drawbar for rapid tooling.

    Academic text (2002)
  • We’ll go ahead and give you a few measurements to help you in selecting accessories such as a drawbar, a bike rack, or a cargo carrier.

    Blog text (17)
  • These pupils had gotten pictures of tractors which had a drawbar to hook on implements rather than on a three-point hitch and hydraulic lift.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Before the 1920s, a dredge with a 1.07 m drawbar was used; after that, dredges had a 1.32 m drawbar (Rolls, 1971).

    Academic text (1996)
  • "The lifting lever on the drawbar was a little scraped up, and a couple of grab bars were marred, but when the two men rounded the snout of the engine, they halted dead in their tracks.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The tractor's drawbar made it easy to attach the plow for farming.

Surface Forms

drawbar singular
drawbars plural

Morphology

drawbar = draw + bar (transparent) = draw + bar

A direct compound of 'draw' (to pull) + 'bar' (a rigid rod), clearly denoting a bar used for pulling/attaching vehicles.

Etymology

The word drawbar combines draw ('to pull') and bar ('a long piece of metal'), so it is literally a metal bar used to pull or to connect one vehicle or piece of equipment to another.