ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rebar

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹiː.bɑː(ɹ)/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Rebar is a noun meaning (countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.

Meaning

(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.

More Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A grid-shaped system of such bars.
  2. (transitive) To reinforce with bars of this kind.
  3. (transitive) To bar again.
  4. (music, transitive) To redistribute the notes of a musical score across the bars, e.g. when changing time signature.

Example Sentences

After allowing the stranger to enter, she rebarred the door.
The floor and walls for Copthall tunnel have already been constructed using formwork into which rebar (reinforcing bar) was placed, and then concrete poured.
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.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bar, armament, iron, armature, frame, reinforcing.

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