reinforced concrete


noun
  1. concrete containing steel bars, strands, mesh, etc., to absorb tensile and shearing stresses.

Origin of reinforced concrete

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Words Nearby reinforced concrete

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How to use reinforced concrete in a sentence

  • Others again have iron bars run through the mass--reinforced concrete.

    The Mountebank | William J. Locke
  • These viaducts consist of 50-foot reinforced concrete arch spans and piers, with here and there a 60-foot span.

    The Modern Railroad | Edward Hungerford

British Dictionary definitions for reinforced concrete

reinforced concrete

noun
  1. concrete with steel bars, mesh, etc, embedded in it to enable it to withstand tensile and shear stresses

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