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rebar

or re-bar

[ ree-bahr ]
/ ˈriˌbɑr /

noun Building Trades Informal.

a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.

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Origin of rebar

1960–65, Americanism;re(inforcing)bar

Words nearby rebar

reave, reawaken, reb, rebab, rebadge, rebar, rebarbative, rebate, rebated, rebatement, rebato
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