headache bar
n.— «Keeping larger vehicles, such as trucks and vans, out of the hourly lots by means of the headache bar.» —“Airtight Security Creates Minor Annoyances” by Thomas Hackett in Morrisville News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) Oct. 27, 1995. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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