Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A rod or bar used for reinforcement in concrete or asphalt pourings.
- n. A group of such rods forming a grid.
Wiktionary
- n. countable A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
- n. uncountable A grid-shaped system of such bars.
Etymologies
- Blend of reinforcing and bar (Wiktionary)
- re(inforcing) bar. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“It sounds like a nice story but the rebar is there so they don't have to pay property taxes on the property.”
“The company said it already is seeing price increases in some parts of the world for stainless steel and rebar, which is used to strengthen concrete and other materials.”
The Wall Street Journal: ArcelorMittal Posts Loss but Sees Hope
“These in turn clip together like a giant Lego set to form walls into which steel rods called rebar are inserted to add strength.”
“There is an invention called rebar that could saved lives and building.”
“And the same can be said for the 'reconstruction' of Gaza, which by the way will require a lot of cement and iron "rebar" that will end up in bunkers and tunnels.”
“This could be a purchased product, a piece of sharpened wood, metal such as rebar or a long screwdriver.”
“Founded in 1984, Dimension Fabricators makes concrete reinforcing steel products such as rebar and continuous steel spirals that are used in complex civil engineering jobs, such as bridges, tunnels and roads.”
Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal
“The poorer the country, the likelier people are to scrimp on rebar, or use poor quality concrete, or lie about compliance.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘rebar’.
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Mandles, Candles for Men
candles with a "manly" scent
a1 steak sauce, baseball glove, grillin' out, campfire, pigskin, bowling alley, musty locker room, chuck norris sweat, urinal deodorizer, bait shop, wet dog, hardware store and 210 more...
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Construction Zone
Help me build a list of things you'd find in a construction zone or at a construction site.
rebar, lumber, cement, plywood, hard hat, hammer, nails, nail gun, insulation, electrical wiring, wood, crane and 62 more...
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thing
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discoveries
These are lexical items new to me that I've discovered in actual use (i.e. not in dictionaries, lists, or this site).
Looking back over this list, I haven't the slightest idea what mos...haymow, hawsepipe, stridor, bariatric, autotelic, apotropaic, cyanotype, tourelle, autobody, zudecca, stifado, corbeille and 1073 more...
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Favorite Five-Letter Words
Just what it sounds like. My favorites. Five letters.
ennui, barfy, samba, schwa, beefy, chunk, queef, spasm, skulk, bowel, elbow, fruit and 235 more...
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smart pple werdz
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personal distaste
good grief, I'm getting irritable.
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Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
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implify's Words
gaia, eviscerate, lament, ephemeral, urbane, blight, variant, schadenfreude, hubbub, iteration, feign, hobgoblin and 243 more...
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Just 'cause I like 'em, R
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sounds as good as it means
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Tweets
Looking for tweets for rebar.
qroqqa 'Hey, Crisis! You can snap rebar with your bare hands, right?'
'If it's made of styrofoam.'
—Doonesbury. Crisis is a wrestler on USO tour in Afghanistan. Mar 4, 2010
bilby "To reduce heat gain in the hot Arizona summers, they painted the house white so it reflects sunlight and reduces heat absorption and discomfort. They also increased the length of the overhang (eaves), providing additional shade. They constructed trellises from salvaged rebar and steel mesh, then planted vegetables that grow on vines."
- D. Chiras & D. Wan, 'Superbia!'. Nov 4, 2008