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

This time, fans at a racetrack are incinerated, bludgeoned by flying tires, bisected by a car hood, or impaled through a rebar — setups that hold great promise on paper, but don’t live up to their full visual potential. —Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 16 May 2025

Israeli air strikes and ground operations had reduced whole blocks of residential neighborhoods to piles of shattered concrete and rebar. —Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025

The daughter of a rebar contractor and a stay-at-home mom, Kandee grew up in Branchville in rural South Carolina and dreamed of moving to Charleston and starting a career. —Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025

Robotic systems for tasks like rebar tying and bricklaying demonstrate productivity improvements while reducing workplace injuries. —Aditya Ranjan, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

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