reinforced concrete

reinforced concrete

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

Origin:
1900–05
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reinforced concrete
 
n
concrete with steel bars, mesh, etc, embedded in it to enable it to withstand tensile and shear stresses

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