rack bar

noun

A specialized stick or bar of wood used to batten down or tighten ropes securing cargo or sails.

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rack rod
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Meanings

nounrack bar (plural rack bars)

plural rack bars

  1. historicalnauticalA specialized stick or bar of wood used to batten down or tighten ropes securing cargo or sails.

    Synonyms: rack rod

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA specialized stick or bar of wood used to batten down or tighten ropes securing cargo or sails.

Similar
rack rod
Also see
rack rod
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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