plural rebar or rebars
: a steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced concrete
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The first floor is a garage lined with flood vents, and its block walls are reinforced with extra rebar and poured solid with concrete.
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Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
There had to be some concrete, some wood, some rebar, somewhere.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Despite the cemetery’s promise to fix the head solidly on the base, the picture reveals only a tiny piece of rebar that had been keeping it place.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
The easiest way to do this is to attach some piping to the tombstone and then slide it down over the rebar.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
There had to be some concrete, some wood, some rebar, somewhere.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
Despite the cemetery’s promise to fix the head solidly on the base, the picture reveals only a tiny piece of rebar that had been keeping it place.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
The easiest way to do this is to attach some piping to the tombstone and then slide it down over the rebar.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Rebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebar. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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