rebar
noun
- steel element reinforcing concrete
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.bɑː(ɹ)/ / /ɹiːˈbɑː(ɹ)/
noun
Etymology: Blend of reinforcing + bar.
- A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
“The floor and walls for Copthall tunnel have already been constructed using formwork into which rebar (reinforcing bar) was placed, and then concrete poured.”
- A grid-shaped system of such bars.
“The hash mark of rebar or the curve of a hubcap will create curious shapes to be decoded; even, perhaps, entire subway trains and lengths of tracks will remain.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English bar English rebar From re- + bar.
- To bar again.
“After allowing the stranger to enter, she rebarred the door.”
- To redistribute the notes of a musical score across the bars, e.g. when changing time signature.