rebar

noun

re·​bar ˈrē-ˌbär 

plural rebar or rebars

: a steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced concrete

Examples of rebar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of them were things that predated the trail construction, including hunks of rebar, a concrete road barrier that apparently had been in the creek for many years, and an assortment of shopping carts. —John Meyer, Denver Post, 8 May 2025

Crews will be working throughout next week to complete the deck forms and install rebar to prepare the structure for pouring concrete on the bridge's deck. —Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2025

The builder-owners used Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), which are large, hollow blocks that are stacked, reinforced with rebar, and then filled with concrete to create solid 12-inch-thick, energy-efficient walls. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025

This is easier said than done—concrete is tough stuff, riddled with rebar. —IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

reinforcing bar

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rebar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• ansar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar