Bar
Bar noun - A straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide.
Nearby Word: barroom
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In the Star Trek: The Next Generation two-part episode "Unification", Commander Riker gets so irritated dealing with a fat Ferengi at the bar when he is so uncooperative with answering the commander's questions that Riker dumps a plate of fish unto the Ferengi's lap.
Source: Food Slap - She can even deal with it, in the form of "just a bar, or a slice", but looking down at a wing on her plate stops her cold.
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The modern FN MAG/M240 is also based in part on the BAR's action, except flipped upside down and adapted to belt-feed using an MG42-derived top plate.
Source: Cool Guns / Machine Guns
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