rebar

Plural: rebars

Noun

• A steel reinforcing bar used in concrete.
• A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.
• A grid-shaped system of such bars.

Verb

• To reinforce with bars of this kind.
• To bar again.
• To redistribute the notes of a musical score across the bars, e.g. when changing time signature.

Examples

• After allowing the stranger to enter, she rebarred the door.
• The player saw REBAR as a strong foundation for a future bingo.