rebar

Or re-bar

[ree-bahr]

noun

Building Trades Informal.

1. a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rebar¹

1960–65, re(inforcing) bar

Example Sentences

Bits of concrete and rebar are all that remain of 11 clifftop homes that once faced the sea.

From Los Angeles Times

Jackie sought the support of her father, Roberto, who immigrated to the United States from Guadalajara in his 20s, with the conception and creation of the lilting terracotta and rebar sculpture.

From Los Angeles Times

By exposing the industrial rebar responsible for a building’s structural integrity, Jackie also draws attention to the workers responsible for the building’s construction, maintenance and repair.

From Los Angeles Times

On the right side wall, an image of twin rebar pillars jutting up toward a brilliant cerulean sky is interrupted by the trace of hardly discernible letters and numbers.

From Los Angeles Times

The earthquake has reduced it to a mountain of twisted rebar and shattered concrete, dwarfing the hundreds of rescue workers scurrying around it.

From BBC