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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Named after American actress and singer Jayne Mansfield, who was killed in the kind of car accident that such a bar might have prevented.
