sway bar

noun

, Automotive.

1. stabilizer bar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sway bar¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

A year later, Ms. Wallenda’s aunt Rietta died after falling more than 100 feet while performing on the sway bar — a tall metal pole that flexes as much as 25 feet in any direction.

From Washington Post

In 1965, Ms. Wallenda made the sway bar her featured act, climbing as high as 120 feet, while leaning from side to side, holding on and twirling with one hand.

From Washington Post

The most-extreme off-road models have an independent front suspension equipped with a disconnecting sway bar that works on uneven terrain and reconnects automatically when you speed up.

From Fox News

He and Aaron replaced the cooling fan and installed a sway bar, timing chain and water pump.

From Washington Times

“I went into that corner, went in hard and was already kind of on the edge. I was not expecting my teammate, with a broke sway bar to take a swing at me like that. I thought he was going to play cautious,” Deegan said.

From Fox News