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reinforced concrete

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noun

concrete containing steel bars, strands, mesh, etc., to absorb tensile and shearing stresses.

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Nearby words

reinecke, reiner, reinfect, reinfection, reinforce, reinforced concrete, reinforced plastic, reinforcement, reinforcement therapy, reinforcer, reinhardt

Origin of reinforced concrete

First recorded in 1900–05
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for reinforced concrete

  • Your best protection is an underground shelter or cave, or a substantial steel-framed or reinforced-concrete building.

    In Time Of Emergency|Department of Defense

  • Flags covered alike the stone and reinforced-concrete houses of business, and the brick and wooden residences.

    Down Under With the Prince|Everard Cotes

British Dictionary definitions for reinforced concrete

reinforced concrete

noun

concrete with steel bars, mesh, etc, embedded in it to enable it to withstand tensile and shear stresses
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