wrecking bar

noun

Any of various bars to aid with demolition tasks: prybars or crowbars.

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crowbarprypry bar
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Meanings

nounwrecking bar (plural wrecking bars)

plural wrecking bars

  1. Any of various bars to aid with demolition tasks: prybars or crowbars.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge

Similar
crowbarprypry bar
Broader
lever
Also see
crowbarnail barpry

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

See wrecking, bar.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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