rebar means A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
rebar is pronounced /ˈɹiː.bɑː(ɹ)/.
Etymology
Blend of reinforcing + bar.
noun
- A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.“The floor and walls for Copthall tunnel have already been constructed using formwork into which rebar (reinforcing bar) was placed, and then concrete poured.”
- A grid-shaped system of such bars.“The hash mark of rebar or the curve of a hubcap will create curious shapes to be decoded; even, perhaps, entire subway trains and lengths of tracks will remain.”
verb
- To reinforce with bars of this kind.
- To bar again.“After allowing the stranger to enter, she rebarred the door.”
- To redistribute the notes of a musical score across the bars, e.g. when changing time signature.