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re⋅bar

[ree-bahr]
–noun Building Trades Informal.
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
Also, re-bar.


Origin:
1960–65, Americanism; re(inforcing) bar
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re·bar   (rē'bär')   
n.  
  1. A rod or bar used for reinforcement in concrete or asphalt pourings.

  2. A group of such rods forming a grid.


[re(inforcing) bar.]
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rebar
reinforcing bar
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