rebar

[ ree-bahr ]

/ ˈriˌbɑr /

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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

A hole in the ceiling exposing rusting rebar and other materials was the source of debris around equipment, inspectors said.
Metro ordered to clean up, regularly inspect control rooms|Justin George|August 4, 2022|Washington Post
The site is now a murky lagoon with a few truncated concrete posts and rusting rebar visible.
The prospect of a speedy real estate deal compounds some Surfside families’ grief|Lori Rozsa|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
About 20 people showed up to observe workers sifting through the huge piles of gravel, rebar, mattress pads, clothing and other remnants of lives.
The prospect of a speedy real estate deal compounds some Surfside families’ grief|Lori Rozsa|October 18, 2021|Washington Post
He and his small GCRA team weld together webs of steel rebar, plunge them underwater where the reefs once stood, and run a current through them.
Protecting the world’s vanishing coral reefs|Ari Daniel, PhD ’08|April 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review

The bones of the stadium — the copper, steel and rebar — are being laid to rest at a recycling facility.
Environment Report: The Chargers Stadium’s Circle of Life|MacKenzie Elmer|March 29, 2021|Voice of San Diego
Its walls are made of thick concrete with rebar reinforcing rods.
More Tornado Shelters? Not Necessarily|David Cay Johnston|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Here follows the motto: "Quotque aderant Vates, rebar adesse Deos."
The Age of Shakespeare|Algernon Charles Swinburne