Halligan bar

noun

A firefighter's multipurpose tool for breaking down doors, etc., having a claw (or fork), a blade, and a tapered pick.

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Halligan toolHalliganhooligan tool
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Meanings

nounHalligan bar (plural Halligan bars)

plural Halligan bars · alternative halligan bar

  1. A firefighter's multipurpose tool for breaking down doors, etc., having a claw (or fork), a blade, and a tapered pick.

    Synonyms: Halligan tool, Halligan, halligan, halligan tool, hooligan tool

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA firefighter's multipurpose tool for breaking down doors, etc., having a claw (or fork), a blade, and a tapered pick.

Similar
Halligan toolHalliganhalliganhalligan toolhooligan tool
Also see
halliganhalligan toolhooligan tool

Origin

Named after American firefighter Hugh Halligan from the New York City Fire Department in 1948.

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Translations

Russian хулига́н
  • хулига́н (xuligán)firefighter's tool
Cite this entry
APA

Halligan bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halligan%20bar

MLA

“Halligan bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halligan%20bar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Halligan bar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Halligan%20bar.

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