rebar

noun

re·​bar ˈrē-ˌbär How to pronounce rebar (audio)
plural rebar or rebars
: a steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced concrete

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Menlo Park artist John Contreras painted a hazy swirl of blue and white on his sun, then added cacti shapes out of of rebar to the sculpture’s base. Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025 The statue stood at 43 feet tall and was made of foam and rebar. Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024 On the upside, rebar can be used as an anchor over and over again, and doesn’t require any tools to set except a good hammer. Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025 In the lawsuit, McGee claims that Thornton Tomasetti changed standards and imposed new rules around rebar spacing and tolerance requirements that differed from the American Concrete Institute standards. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rebar

Word History

Etymology

reinforcing bar

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rebar was in 1953

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“Rebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebar. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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