re·in·forced concrete (r???n-fôrst?)n. Poured concrete containing steel bars or metal netting to increase its tensile strength. Also called ferroconcrete.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.reinforced concrete n (Building) concrete with steel bars, mesh, etc, embedded in it to enable it to withstand tensile and shear stresses Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014re?inforced con?crete n. concrete containing steel bars, strands, mesh, etc., to absorb tensile and shearing stresses. [1900?05] Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.reinforced concrete – Has wire or metal bars embedded to increase its tensile strength.See also related terms for wire.Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.