Reenforced concrete. Concrete having within its mass a system of iron or steel supports, such as bars, rods, or a heavy mesh, to provide increased tensile strength and shear resistance.  Same as Ferro-concrete.
 Syn: -- reinforced concrete.

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 Re·in·forced con·crete. Concrete having within its mass a system of iron or steel supports, such as bars, rods, or a heavy mesh, to provide increased tensile strength and shear resistance.  Same as Ferro-concrete. [Also spelled reenforced concrete.]

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 Fer·ro-con·crete n. Arch. & Engin. Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles, water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called also armored concrete steel, and most commonly reenforced concrete.

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