A component added to a mechanism or structure to increase its rigidity and prevent unwanted sway, vibration, or tipping. In vehicle suspensions, it usually takes the form of a torsion bar connecting opposite wheels to reduce body roll. In structural applications, it is a brace or guy wire that keeps tall or top-heavy assemblies upright under lateral loads.
Heard on the job
The crane needs the hydraulic stabilizers fully deployed before we attempt to lift that generator.
Also heard as
- anti-roll bar
- sway bar