English Explanatory Dictionary

rebar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɹiː.bɑː(ɹ)/ /ɹiːˈbɑː(ɹ)/

Word forms

rebar rebars rebarring rebarred

Etymology

Blend of reinforcing + bar.

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