panic bar
noun
a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
Also called
panic bolt.
Origin of panic bar
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby panic bar
panhoss,
panhuman,
panhypopituitarism,
panic,
panic attack,
panic bar,
panic bolt,
panic button,
panic buying,
panic disorder,
panic grass