/ˈɹiː.bɑː(ɹ)/
OriginBlend of reinforcing + bar.
- countableA 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.”
- uncountableA 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.”
- transitiveTo reinforce with bars of this kind.
- transitiveTo bar again.
“After allowing the stranger to enter, she rebarred the door.”
- transitiveTo redistribute the notes of a musical score across the bars, e.g. when changing time signature.
Formsrebars(plural) · rebars(present, singular, third-person) · rebarring(participle, present) · rebarred(participle, past) · rebarred(past)