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
- (uncountable) A grid-shaped system of such bars.
- (transitive) To reinforce with bars of this kind.
- (transitive) To bar again.
- (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
- rebars
- rebarring
- rebarred
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bar, armament, iron, armature, frame, reinforcing.
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