Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In a vehicle, a bar on the hinder end of the fore hounds, resting on the coupling-poles, and sliding on them when the wagon turns. Also called slider, sweep-bar.
  • noun A strong bar or pole, one of two which couple and hold in position the front and rear sleds of a logging-sled.

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Examples

  • (All four sway-bar links were bad, and they were what made the clunk sound I mentioned to the dealer.)

    What a difference a day makes. driftingfocus 2008

  • Stiffer springs and shocks, special sway-bar tuning, a stiffened chassis and wide tires led to the fastest Mustang ever to lap the Ford test track up to that point.

    unknown title 2011

  • Who would've known that Kyle Busch, who's led in the points all season, would sink like a stone in the standings after broken sway-bar bolt led to a severely squirrelly vehicle condition, finally spinning him out in a wreck that he'd never quite manage to come back from-at his worst, he was 11 laps down, and slid from first to eighth in the final points standings.

    CarDomain Blog 2008

  • Who would've known that Kyle Busch, who's led in the points all season, would sink like a stone in the standings after broken sway-bar bolt led to a severely squirrelly vehicle condition, finally spinning him out in a wreck that he'd never quite manage to come back from-at his worst, he was 11 laps down, and slid from first to eighth in the final points standings.

    CarDomain Blog 2008

  • Who would've known that Kyle Busch, who's led in the points all season, would sink like a stone in the standings after broken sway-bar bolt led to a severely squirrelly vehicle condition, finally spinning him out in a wreck that he'd never quite manage to come back from-at his worst, he was 11 laps down, and slid from first to eighth in the final points standings.

    CarDomain Blog 2008

  • Who would've known that Kyle Busch, who's led in the points all season, would sink like a stone in the standings after broken sway-bar bolt led to a severely squirrelly vehicle condition, finally spinning him out in a wreck that he'd never quite manage to come back from-at his worst, he was 11 laps down, and slid from first to eighth in the final points standings.

    CarDomain Blog 2008

  • Who would've known that Kyle Busch, who's led in the points all season, would sink like a stone in the standings after broken sway-bar bolt led to a severely squirrelly vehicle condition, finally spinning him out in a wreck that he'd never quite manage to come back from-at his worst, he was 11 laps down, and slid from first to eighth in the final points standings.

    CarDomain Blog 2008

  • Who would've known that Kyle Busch, who's led in the points all season, would sink like a stone in the standings after broken sway-bar bolt led to a severely squirrelly vehicle condition, finally spinning him out in a wreck that he'd never quite manage to come back from-at his worst, he was 11 laps down, and slid from first to eighth in the final points standings.

    CarDomain Blog 2008

  • Who would've known that Kyle Busch, who's led in the points all season, would sink like a stone in the standings after broken sway-bar bolt led to a severely squirrelly vehicle condition, finally spinning him out in a wreck that he'd never quite manage to come back from-at his worst, he was 11 laps down, and slid from first to eighth in the final points standings.

    CarDomain Blog 2008

  • Who would've known that Kyle Busch, who's led in the points all season, would sink like a stone in the standings after broken sway-bar bolt led to a severely squirrelly vehicle condition, finally spinning him out in a wreck that he'd never quite manage to come back from-at his worst, he was 11 laps down, and slid from first to eighth in the final points standings.

    CarDomain Blog 2008

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