What are those bars in subway train or bus that allow standing passengers to grab to stabilize themselves during trips called? Are those horizontal overhead or waist-height bars (with or without straps) and vertical bars/poles called the same?
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1The long ones, whether vertical or horizontal, can all be called grab rails, and the shorter ones are often called 'grab handles'.– Michael HarveyCommented Aug 14 at 7:03
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1This question has been discussed here: What is that loop you hold on to...?– Peter KirkpatrickCommented Aug 14 at 9:57
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@MichaelHarvey do you mean straps by grab handles?– TimCommented Aug 14 at 10:06
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1Strap loops hang from grab bars.– Michael HarveyCommented Aug 14 at 10:09
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@MichaelHarvey which does "grab handles" mean, strap loops, or grab bars?– TimCommented Aug 14 at 10:20
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These are often called grab rails
Grab poles are vertical...
Grab handles hang down from rails that people can also grab
if they are made out of strap material, they may be called grab straps, hanging straps, or strap handles...
answered Aug 14 at 10:36
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5That last item leads to the common expression for the riders of the subway: strap-hangers. Commented Aug 14 at 12:48
Personally, I call them "hand rails". I have never heard the term "grab rail", but I am European.
Interestingly the company that manufactures them also calls them "hand rails" (or handrails in another section of the paragraph!)
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The pic I showed above of 'grab rail coatings' showed a British train (a Bombardier Electrostar). Commented Aug 14 at 22:10