bar

Definitions of bar
  1. noun
    (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter
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    type of:
    unité de pression
    a unit measuring force per unit area
  2. noun
    a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
    synonyms: bistro, bistrot
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    types:
    bar de cocktail
    a barroom in a hotel or restaurant where cocktails are served
    type of:
    pièce, salle
    an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
  3. noun
    a counter where you can obtain food or drink
    synonyms: comptoir
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    types:
    buffet, snack
    usually inexpensive bar
    type of:
    comptoir, guichet
    table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
  4. noun
    the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae
  5. noun
    nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes
    synonyms: perche commune
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    type of:
    percidé
    any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
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