roo bar

plural roo bars · alternative 'roo bar

1. AustraliacolloquialA metal bar or framework of metal bars on the front of a vehicle to protect it during collisions with kangaroos or cattle.

   Her arm looped around the roo bar and she pulled herself into a more upright position, ignoring the sharp stab in her leg.

   2010, Nikki Logan, The Soldier′s Untamed Heart, unnumbered page

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   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.

   2003, Nicholas Rothwell, “Aboriginal Portraits”, in Peter Craven, editor, The Best Australian Essays 2003, page 93

   lf you drive in the outback, be sure to bring plenty of water, your cell phone, and other safety supplies (have a roo-bar on the front of the car).

   2006, Terri Morrison, Wayne A. Conaway, Kiss, Bow, Or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guide to Doing Business in More Than 60 Countries, 2nd edition, page 21

   “Keeps those bloody roos from wrecking the bus,” he explained. Leather water bags, wet and shiny, dangled from the roo bars like a series of sad, drooping eyes.

   2010, Ralph Alcock, Hidden Identity, page 32

   Synonyms: bull bar, kangaroo bar, cowcatcher