rebar
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- noun
- /ˈriːbɑːr/
- Specialized
:
barra de refuerzo
- Epoxy-coated rebars are widely used to provide additional protection.
- rebar in new concrete
These are like railroads or like like railroad tracks or rebar, which we use in construction stuff.
- These are like railroads or like like railroad tracks or rebar, which we use in construction stuff.
- You should tell them to worry because this is the rebar, right?
- But a lot of our commodities like wheat or aluminum or iron rebar, a lot of these are off their highs.
Examples
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Now all the rebar for the roof has been delivered and it looks very complicated.
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Soon, we will fill them with rebar and concrete and cap it off with a cast concrete roof.
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They leave rebar sticking up all over the place.
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When the penetrating corrosion inhibitor reaches the rebar, it forms a protective layer around the steel.
Academic text (1998) -
The left rear set of wheels on the trailer is snagged on the thick rebar reinforcement in the crumbled concrete railing.
Fiction book (1997) -
The construction crew placed the rebar in the foundation to ensure the building's strength.
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Before pouring the concrete, they checked that each piece of rebar was securely in place.
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The engineer insisted on using high-quality rebar to reinforce the concrete beams for safety.
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Morphology
Etymology
Rebar is short for reinforcing bar, literally a steel 'bar' used to 'reinforce' concrete. So the name tells you its job: a metal rod that makes concrete stronger.