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tow bar

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed.

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: trekhaak — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Esperanto: tirkuplilo — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Finnish: vetokoukku — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • French: crochet d'attelage — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • French: boule d'attelage — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • French: attache-remorque — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • German: Anhängerkupplung — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Greek: κοτσαδόρος (kotsadóros) — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilhengerfeste — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Norwegian Bokmål: krok — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Russian: фарко́п (farkóp) — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Swedish: dragkrok — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Swedish: draganordning — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Ukrainian: тягово-зчіпний пристрій (tjahovo-zčipnyj prystrij) — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed
  • Ukrainian: ТЗП (TZP) — a bar, or ball, usually at the rear of a vehicle, where a trailer, or caravan or other similar item can be attached and towed