rebar

Meaning

Noun

1. A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
2. A grid-shaped system of such bars.

Verb

To reinforce with bars of this kind.

Verb

1. To bar again.
2. To redistribute the notes of a musical score across the bars, e.g. when changing time signature.

Synonyms

reinforcing bar

reinforced bar

steel bar

steel reinforcement

concrete reinforcing bars

reinforcing rod

reinforcing steel

concrete iron

twisted steel

screw-thread steel

concrete reinforcement bar

concrete reinforced bar

bar

reinforcing steel reinforcement

iron reinforcing bar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹiː.bɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Blend of reinforcing + bar