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PRONUNCIATION OF WRECKING BAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WRECKING BAR

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Wrecking bar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WRECKING BAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

wrecking bar

Crowbar (tool)

A crowbar, wrecking bar, pry bar, or prybar, pinch-bar or sometimes a prise bar, prisebar, and more informally a jimmy, jimmy bar, jemmy or gooseneck is a tool consisting of a metal bar with a single curved end and flattened points, often with a small fissure on one or both ends for removing nails. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, "crowbar" may occasionally be used loosely for this tool, but may also be used to mean a larger straighter tool. The term jemmy or jimmy most often refers to the tool when used for burglary. It is used as a lever either to force apart two objects or to remove nails. Crowbars are commonly used to open nailed wooden crates. Common uses for larger crowbars are: removing nails, prying apart boards, and generally breaking things. Crowbars can be used as any of the three lever classes but the curved end is usually used as a first-class lever, and the flat end as a second class lever. In mining, crowbars are used to break blasted rocks and to remove loose rock on roof sides and the working face, but not as much in modern mining.

Definition of wrecking bar in the English dictionary

The definition of wrecking bar in the dictionary is a short crowbar, forked at one end and slightly angled at the other to make a fulcrum.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WRECKING BAR

wreathlike
wreathy
wreck
wreckage
wrecked
wrecker
wreckfish
wreckful
wrecking
wrecking ball
wrecking crane
wreckmaster
Wrekin
wren
wrench
wrencher
wrenchingly
wrest
wrest pin
wrest plank

WORDS THAT END LIKE WRECKING BAR

address bar
anti-roll bar
breakfast bar
candy bar
chinning bar
chocolate bar
cocktail bar
coffee bar
double bar
horizontal bar
karaoke bar
lounge bar
salad bar
snack bar
stabilizer bar
status bar
sushi bar
tapas bar
wet bar
wine bar

Synonyms and antonyms of wrecking bar in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «wrecking bar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WRECKING BAR

Find out the translation of wrecking bar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wrecking bar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wrecking bar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

撬杆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bar de demolición
570 millions of speakers

English

wrecking bar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Wrecking बार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شريط تحطيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вредительство бар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bar de demolição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Wrecking বার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

barre de démolition
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bangkai bar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nageleisen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

破壊バー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부수고 바
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wrecking bar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thanh phá hoại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பட்டை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Wrecking बार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Enkaz çubuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piede di porco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bar rozbiórka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шкідництво бар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bar demolari
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bar Ναυαγίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wrecking bar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bräckjärn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brekkjern
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wrecking bar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WRECKING BAR»

The term «wrecking bar» is normally little used and occupies the 113.811 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WRECKING BAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wrecking bar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WRECKING BAR»

Discover the use of wrecking bar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wrecking bar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wrecking Bar
Investigating a series of gruesome murders, Swansea police detective, Harry Lambert, discovers the victims are a ring of paedophiles who have been targeted by a serial killer.
Meurig Jones, 2014
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The Chorba Trail
I got a 16 pound wrecking bar from the garage and struck at the door. It would not budge. I backed to the other side of the basement and ran at the door, hitting it with the pointed end of the wrecking bar. I began penetrating the door and ...
Jerry Brian Riess, 2009
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Blue Star Over China
He began to protest to his greater mind when he saw the abandoned plumber's tool kit on the floor and he remembered that he'd knocked over a Repairs In Progress sign as he'd tumbled in. It wasn't the Wrecking Bar, but it was a foot and a ...
John Ham, 2008
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Operator's Manual: Truck, Cargo ...
37 in. g size 5 wrecking bar 40. 36 in. Ig size 5 offset pinch bar US. 3/4 in. 6 ft winch cable chain assy 97. 5/8 in. x 16 ft utility chain -E. Mult leg chain sling, class 3 I. 4 lb single bit ax 100. 36 in. Ig handle 101. 5 lb mattock 102. Size 2 shrt rd-pt ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1976
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At All Hazards
Papandrakis' eyes blazed as he held out a rusty wrecking bar hauled out of the Unimog. “Let's see what we came for!” Hefting the bar, Hawkins strode toward the nearest rank of crates. He didn't look down when he stepped over the bodies on ...
Mark Seymour, 2007
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A Dales Companion and Other Stories
She still held the wrecking-bar in her hand and this gave her some feeling of assurance. It wasn't difficult to follow Jade, she was moving so slowly, there were frequent stops and much gasping, groaning and cursing. Angry as Maria was at ...
Norman Harrison
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Fire Fighting on Farms
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Adam Truman Holman, 1946
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Law Enforcement Equipment Technology: 7 : LEAA Police ...
... but less than half of them carried any of the other items. A variety of items was carried by the responding departments in addition to the items listed in the questionnaire: "Other "equipment items ° Pry bar/wrecking bar ° Flashlight ° Measuring ...
‎1977
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Greatest Hits #258
... my first two volumes of poems, On the Road to Sleeping Child Hotsprings, 1972 and 1977, and Blood House, 1987, as well as Lazslo Toth, all from the press he helped found, Pulp Press. Third, I consciously set out to take a wrecking bar 8.
Roger Dunsmore, 2007
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Notes on a Special Place: Cloudcroft and the Southern Mountains
We bought the antique pine sliding door out of a late nineteenth-century Albany, New York, house from the Wrecking Bar in Dallas (later The Hard Rock Cafe) and refinished it ourselves. The literally hundreds of expenditures comprising the ...
Howard A. Weinberger, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WRECKING BAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wrecking bar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sides at Wrecking Bar Brewpub
But Wrecking Bar Brewpub's menu of sides is the kind of bar food your mother, and your taste buds, will love. Highlights? Try the tang of creamy mac and cheese ... «Creative Loafing Atlanta, Apr 15»
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Georgia breweries could sell beer to the public under House bill
Bob Sandage (R), owner of the Wrecking Bar Brewpub on Moreland Avenue and general manager and partner Stevenson Rosslow (L) anticipate a big surge in ... «WSB Radio, Feb 15»
3
Wrecking Bar to begin canning beer, opens first Gwinnett brewery
Wrecking Bar already distributes to restaurants, but its capacity is limited by its Little Five Points location. The new brewery will start with a capacity of 5,000 ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jan 15»
4
Brewery planned by Wrecking Bar Brewpub owner moves forward
The Gwinnett County Planning Commission helped pave the way this week for the owner of Atlanta's popular Wrecking Bar Brewpub to build a craft beer ... «Atlanta Business Chronicle, Jan 15»
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'Wrecking Barn' Craft Brewery Pitched for Loganville Site
The Wrecking Bar will present a rezoning request at the next meeting of the Gwinnett County Planning Commission. If approved, the property would be rezoned ... «Patch.com, Dec 14»
6
Atlanta brewpub owner wants to build brewery on Gwinnett farm …
Bob Sandage, the owner of popular Wrecking Bar Brewpub on Moreland Avenue, just south of Little Five Points, wants to build a craft beer brewery on Gwinnett ... «Atlanta Business Chronicle, Dec 14»
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Craft beer brewery proposed for Loganville farm property
#Bob Sandage, the owner of Wrecking Bar Brewpub located at 292 Moreland Avenue, has requested just over 7 acres in the 4500 block of Brushy Fork Road be ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Dec 14»
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Wrecking Bar releases Strong Beer Fest list
This December marks the second annual Wrecking Bar Strong Beer Fest. Hosted at the brewpub (which we named Atlanta's Best Bar in our August issue), every ... «Atlanta Magazine, Oct 14»
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How Ian Cox Went From Competing on the Football Field to …
I had already put in my notice at Wrecking Bar, with no intention of going after another bar program. My plan was to gypsy bartend around town at a few places. «Eater, Oct 14»
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Stokes Picture Book Includes Many Landmarks That Fell To …
The Stokes Photo Collection includes many Chattanooga landmarks that later fell to the wrecking bar. There are several views of the picturesque Fire Hall #1 on ... «The Chattanoogan, Oct 14»

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