Unless something happens; excepting; in the absence of.

present participle of bar

(collective) Bars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars. / The act of fitting or closing something with bars. / The exclusion of someone; blackballing.

(obsolete) present participle of barr

plural of barring

Enough people to fill a bar.

(archaic) Full of obstructions.

A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length.

Except, other than, besides. / (horse racing) Denotes the minimum odds offered on other horses not mentioned by name.

(transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something). / (transitive) To prohibit. / (transitive) To lock or bolt with a bar. / To imprint or paint with bars, to stripe.