eyebar

[ ahy-bahr ]
/ ˈaɪˌbɑr /

noun Civil Engineering.

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.

Origin of eyebar

First recorded in 1885–90; eye + bar1

Words nearby eyebar

eye-watering, eyeball, eyeball to eyeball, eyeball-to-eyeball, eyebank, eyebar, eyebath, eyebeam, eyeblack, eyeblink, eyebolt