plural rebar or rebars
: a steel rod with ridges for use in reinforced concrete
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Construction required 49 tons of rebar and more than 1,000 cubic feet of concrete.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
All of the main structures of al-Shifa were blasted and blackened, walls missing, shards of cement flooring pulling against twisted rebar.
—Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2024
All of the main structures of al-Shifa were blasted and blackened, walls missing, shards of cement flooring pulling against twisted rebar.
—Lorenzo Tugnoli, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for rebar
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“Rebar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebar. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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