REBAR
What does "REBAR" mean?
A steel rod or mesh embedded in concrete to strengthen and reinforce it.
Meanings
- Reinforcing bar: a ridged steel rod set inside concrete to bear tension loads. Workers tied the rebar into a grid before pouring the foundation. technical
Did you know?
- Concrete is strong when squeezed but weak when pulled, while steel is the opposite - rebar exists because the two materials also expand at almost the same rate when heated, so they don't crack apart in the sun.
Word origin
A 20th-century American shortening of 'reinforcing bar', combining 're-' from reinforce with 'bar'.
Remember it
REBAR = 'RE-inforcing BAR'. The hidden phrase is the whole definition.
A little poem
Hidden in the grey, a skeleton of iron-
the wall does not boast of it,
yet stands only because it is there.
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What it teaches
The strongest things often hold up because of a hidden support that takes the strain no one sees.
Quick facts
What does REBAR mean?
A steel rod or mesh embedded in concrete to strengthen and reinforce it.
Is REBAR a valid word?
Yes — REBAR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is REBAR?
REBAR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does REBAR come from?
A 20th-century American shortening of 'reinforcing bar', combining 're-' from reinforce with 'bar'.
What can REBAR teach us?
The strongest things often hold up because of a hidden support that takes the strain no one sees.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.