Definition of "eyebar" [eye•bar]

• A straight bar, usually of metal, with a hole or "eye" at each end to allow it to be fixed to other components. (noun)

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• "The pieces that failed were parts of major repairs done last month after state inspectors discovered a crack in an "eyebar," an important structural beam."
• "The pieces that failed Tuesday were parts of major repairs done last month after state inspectors discovered a crack in an "eyebar," an important structural beam."
• "The rods that snapped held a clamp that was supposed to keep the fractured beam, or "eyebar," together, said UC Berkeley civil engineering professor Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl."