outer bar

ˈaʊtər bɑr

Definition

Definition of outer bar - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

geography

TECH.

sandbank at the entrance to a harbor or river

TECH.

Ships must navigate carefully around the outer bar to avoid grounding..

sandbar

shoal

legal profession

Dated

junior barristers practicing law outside the court bar

Dated

The outer bar is crucial for legal proceedings.

junior barrister

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sandbank at the entrance to a harbor or river

Expressions with outer

outer space

region beyond Earth's atmosphere with stars and planets

Astronauts travel to outer space for research.

outer office

room near a main office where visitors wait or staff work

Please wait in the outer office until you are called.

outer reaches

farthest or most distant parts of a place or thing

Scientists study the outer reaches of the galaxy.

outer boundary

the edge or border of something

The outer boundary of the circle is clearly defined.

outer garment

clothing worn over other clothes for protection or style

She put on her outer garment before leaving.

outer fringes

the farthest or most marginal parts of a group or area

He lives on the outer fringes of the city.

Expressions with bar

bar none

adv.

without exception excluding nothing else of the same kind

She is the best player on the team bar none!

dive bar

bar with a casual, rundown look, often popular with locals

We met at a dive bar after work.

high bar

challenging standard or level to achieve

The competition set a high bar for all participants.

bar crawl

tour of several bars in one evening, often on foot

They organized a bar crawl for his birthday, visiting five different pubs..

clear the bar

meet or exceed a standard or expectation

She worked hard to clear the bar set by her predecessor.

lower the bar

reduce the standards or expectations for something

The school decided to lower the bar for admissions.

raise the bar

set higher standards or expectations

The new manager decided to raise the bar for the team's performance..

bar one

prep.

indicates all included except one specific item

Everyone bar one attended the meeting.

bar the door

prevent entry or exit by blocking a door

He tried to bar the door to stop them from leaving.

belly up to the bar

move forward and willingly take on a task or duty

It’s time to belly up to the bar and finish the project.

Examples of outer bar in a sentence

Fishermen often avoid the outer bar.
Many aspire to join the outer bar.
The outer bar often collaborates with senior counsel.

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French:barre extérieure, barreau extérieur, ...
German:äußere Sandbank, außergerichtliche Anwälte, ...
Italian:barra esterna, avvocatura esterna, ...
Spanish:banco de arena exterior, abogados externos, ...
Portuguese:banco de areia externo, advogados juniores, ...
Chinese:外沙洲, 外部律师, ...
Japanese:外側の砂州, 外部弁護士, ...
Arabic:ضفة رملية خارجية, مُحامون مُبْتَدِئون خارِج حَواجِز المَحْكَمَة, ...
Hebrew:רַבְדָּה חוֹלִית חִיצוֹנִית, עוֹרֵךְ דִּין חוּץ לַבּוֹם, ...
Russian:внешняя песчаная отмель, внешняя коллегия, ...
Ukrainian:зовнішня піщана коса, зовнішня колегія, ...
Hindi:बाहरी बालू पट्टी, बाहरी बार, ...
Bengali:বাহ্যিক বালুচর, বাইরের বার, ...
Catalan:barra exterior, advocacia externa, ...
Czech:písčina, okruh mladších barristerů, ...
Danish:yderste sandbanke, advokater uden for retten, ...
Dutch:buitenste zandbank, buitenbalie, ...
Greek:εξωτερική αμμοσύρτη, εξωτερικό μπαρ, ...
Hungarian:külső zátony, ügyvédi kar, ...
Khmer:ស្នូកខ្សាច់ខាងក្រៅ, ក្រុមមេធាវីជាន់ទាបដែលប្រកបវិជ្ជាជីវៈនៅក្រៅតុលាការ, ...
Korean:외부 모래톱, 외부 변호사, ...
Persian:نوار خارجی, وکلای جوان, ...
Polish:zewnętrzna łacha, młodsza adwokatura, ...
Portuguese (BR):banco de areia externo, advogados juniores, ...
Romanian:bară exterioară, baroul exterior, ...
Swedish:yttre sandbank, advokater utanför rättssalen, ...
Thai:สันดอนนอก, ทนายความฝึกหัด, ...
Turkish:dış kum seti, dış baro, ...
Vietnamese:bãi cát ngoài, luật sư trẻ, ...

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