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eyebar

American  
[ahy-bahr] / ˈaɪˌbɑr /

noun

Civil Engineering.

  1. a tension member, used especially in bridge and roof trusses, having the form of a metal bar enlarged at each end to include an eye.

Etymology

Origin of eyebar

First recorded in 1885–90; eye + bar 1

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A crucial joint in the 39-year-old Silver Bridge’s eyebar suspension system snapped from years of corrosion and neglect, and the normal vibrations of heavy rush-hour traffic on U.S.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2017

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