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3: A Work of Reference for the Architect, Builder, Sculptor, Decorative Artist, and General Student; With Numerous Illustrations From All Styles of Architecture, From the Egyptian to the Renaissance In architectural and building nomenclature, the term bar is applied in a general sense to any piece of wood or metal of moderate dimensions, placed so as to form a guard or protection in an Opening or passage-way. Excerpt from Popular Dictionary of Architecture and the Allied Arts, Vol. It may be horizontal or vertical, fixed or movable, according to circum stances. Movable pieces of wood or iron, formed to slide, or pivotted so as to revolve into fixed sockets, behind gates or doors, are also termed bars.