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eyebar

[ ahy-bahr ]

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.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of eyebar1

First recorded in 1885–90; eye + bar 1
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The National Transportation Safety Board later determined the collapse was caused by an eyebar that fractured due to stress corrosion and corrosion fatigue.

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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.

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A vid sneaker collector Ian Callender loved his hobby so much, in 2005 he threw a sneaker party for his 23th birthday at Eyebar nightclub.

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Last week the end of this ancient inconvenience came closer when workmen hoisted a 50-ft. eyebar from a barge below, finally joined the two halves of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, linked San Francisco to the east for the first time.

Bar patron Marlin Godfrey accused Iverson's bodyguard, Jason Kane, of punching, kicking and hitting him with a bottle because he refused to vacate the VIP section at Washington club Eyebar to make way for the basketball star and his entourage.

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