English Explanatory Dictionary

Mansfield bar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An underride guard installed on the rear of large trucks or trailers to prevent smaller vehicles from sliding underneath in the event of a rear-end collision.

Word forms

Mansfield bar Mansfield bars

Etymology

Named after American actress and singer Jayne Mansfield, who was killed in the kind of car accident that such a bar might have prevented.

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