a rod that provides reinforcement in concrete structures
rebar in American English
(ˈriˌbɑːr)
noun
Building informal
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete
Also: re-bar
Word origin
[1960–65, Amer.; re(inforcing) bar]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, disco, pop art, power play, tag question
Examples of 'rebar' in a sentence
rebar
At the other end of the valley, a rainbow made of painted rebar rises and then plunges into the land.
2019, 'This Outdoor Exhibition Brings Art to a California Desert', Smithsonianhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-outdoor-exhibition-brings-art-california-desert-180971492/
Pieces of stucco dangled from rebar and an armada of ambulances gathered behind police tape.
Globe and Mail (2003)
They didn't cover the rebar [metal reinforcement bars], so you'd get rusting, corroding and spalling.