window bar

Pane protection barrier

A window bar is a metal rod or grate installed across a window to prevent entry or exit.

Window bars appear on ground-floor windows in high-crime areas, on basement windows, and on certain institutional buildings.

They provide security but can pose fire hazards by blocking escape routes: The building code requires window bars to have quick-release mechanisms.

Related

jail cell · cell · burglar · grille · iron grate · wrought iron · metal · lattice · cage · barrier · home security · protection · lock · wrought · jail · pane · sash · frame

Categories
Opposites
access and openness

window baropen window

Unsealed wall aperture

window opening · window screen · curtain · window glass · escape route

security philosophy

window baropen-door policy

Unrestricted access principle

security camera · alarm system · welcome mat · trust · accessibility

openness vs. restriction

window baropen window

Unsealed wall aperture

window opening · clear glass · window pane · skylight · picture window

Family

window, bar, windows, windowed, bars, barred, barring

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G