roo bar

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roo bar

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Clipping of kangaroo bar.

noun roo bars · 'roo bar

Australia, colloquial A metal bar or framework of metal bars on the front of a vehicle to protect it during collisions with kangaroos or cattle. Mr Giles has even, rather whimsically, helped design his preferred vehicle: roo bar for those late-night mercy dashes, roof rack for swags, red hand-print (‘my hand’) instead of red cross on the side.
Similar: bull bar, kangaroo bar, cowcatcher

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@misc{roo_bar_2026,
  title = {roo bar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roo%20bar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}