rebar

American  

[ree-bahr] / ˈriˌbɑr /

Or re-bar

noun

Building Trades Informal.

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

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Etymology

Origin of rebar

1960–65, re(inforcing) bar

Example Sentences

The Indian steel industry is likely to report a 5%-6% on year gain in domestic volume in the three months ended December, while average prices of hot-rolled coil and rebar likely declined on quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, it remains a ruin—a mostly standing skeleton with steel rebar protruding from mangled concrete walls.

From The Wall Street Journal

Schachter told Barron’s he owns steel and iron ore producer Cleveland-Cliffs and rebar manufacturer Commercial Metals in the Snow Small Cap Value Fund.

From Barron's

It’s also relatively cheap — Martinez paid $27 per block, and her 1,956-square-foot rebuild will require around 600 blocks, which stack like Legos, forming a grid with hollow cores that are then filled with concrete and rebar.

From Los Angeles Times

In the living room, for example, Brettler cleverly hung a Midcentury ceramic wall hanging from a curved piece of rebar she mounted on top of a storage unit.

From Los Angeles Times