Definition of unreinforced
:not reinforced
- unreinforced masonry
- unreinforced brick buildings
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The unreinforced masonry building was moderately damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, but rebuilt, along with two other fire district stations, in 1998.
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The combination of a shallow fault and old, unreinforced masonry buildings led to widespread devastation in the earthquake that struck central Italy early Wednesday.
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First Known Use of unreinforced
1837
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