rebar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rebar
1960–65, re(inforcing) bar
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The documentary powerfully captures the apocalyptic landscape of Gaza City, its streets reduced to rubble and mangled rebar, and the weighty sense of responsibility shouldered by the few remaining journalists on the ground.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Walking along the railroad tracks, she watched Simon Rodia build the Watts Towers’ 17 spires from rebar, shells, tiles, mirrors, soda bottles and cement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
“They’ve installed like three million pounds of steel rebar, which is a lot apparently, and it’s well on its way.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
By 2018, the utility knew the concrete pipe had corroded “to the point that exposed rebar could be seen and that if not corrected could result in a catastrophic failure,” the lawsuit states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Volkheimer’s technique, apparently, is this: he crouches beneath the buckled ceiling, panting, holding a piece of twisted rebar in one hand.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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