plural rebar or rebars
: a steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced concrete
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In the wake of the Surfside condominium collapse in 2021, in which 98 people lost their lives, novel methods for preventing the corrosion of steel rebar, including replacing it entirely with fiberglass, have been edging closer to mainstream practice.
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Ted Caplow, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Maduro unveiled the statue in 2017, and by Tuesday, all that remained was its base, littered with twisted rebar and broken cement.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2024
The distance between the rebar is dictated by the earthquake zone of the building or other strength requirements.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2024
There are hundreds of thousands of communist-era bunkers in Albania, some of them now being demolished by men in search of rebar.
—Timothy Garton Ash, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
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Ted Caplow, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
Maduro unveiled the statue in 2017, and by Tuesday, all that remained was its base, littered with twisted rebar and broken cement.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2024
The distance between the rebar is dictated by the earthquake zone of the building or other strength requirements.
—New Atlas, 30 July 2024
There are hundreds of thousands of communist-era bunkers in Albania, some of them now being demolished by men in search of rebar.
—Timothy Garton Ash, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
See all Example Sentences for rebar
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“Rebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebar. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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