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roll bar in American English US a strong steel bar that passes over and across the width of the interior compartment in some automotive vehicles so as to reduce injury to the driver and passengers if the vehicle rolls over used esp. in racing roll bar in American Englishnouna heavy steel transverse bar in the form of an inverted U rising from the framework of an automobile to prevent its occupants from being crushed if the vehicle rolls over Also: rollbar Word origin [1950–55 ]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, conflict of interest, hot line, point-of-sale, wiretapExamples of 'roll bar' in a sentenceroll bar Underneath, the rear twist beam is stiffer and at the front there's a bigger anti-roll bar.To negate any loss in handling sharpness, a stiffer anti-roll bar has been fitted on the front wheels.Yes, you will be cocooned in a three-point belt with safety net and roll bar for protection.It's my favourite of the three — just — thanks to that aluminium roll bar and sliding glass roof.This is a quirky handset: the roll-bar controller used for navigating menus is cumbersome and the camera is badly placed.We'd test and test, changing springs, dampers and roll bar settings until the car was perfectly set up for that track.To tighten up its handling, sportier springs, dampers and anti-roll bars are fitted to the suspension and the wheels are smart, 10-spoke alloys.So out went the clever hydraulics, in came anti-roll bars and the adaptive dampers were retained.There are bespoke roll bars, there is bespoke calibration for the damping system, and the eight-speed automatic gearbox gets a bespoke upgrade.Wider front and rear tracks boost stability, while new front suspension and anti-roll bars make the car supremely balanced. |