What is "eyebar"

Eyebar \Eye"bar`\, n. (Engin.) A bar with an eye at one or both ends.

n. (context engineering construction English) A straight bar, usually of metal, with a hole or "eye" at each end to allow it to be fixed to other components.

In structural engineering and construction, an eyebar is a straight bar, usually of metal, with a hole ("eye") at each end for fixing to other components. Eyebars are used in structures such as bridges, in settings in which only tension, and never compression, is applied.