Reinforced-concrete
noun
1.
concrete containing steel bars, strands, mesh, etc., to absorb tensile and shearing stresses.
reinforced concrete
noun
1.
concrete with steel bars, mesh, etc, embedded in it to enable it to withstand tensile and shear stresses
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