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unreinforced
adjective
uk /ˌʌn.riː.ɪnˈfɔːst/ us /ˌʌn.riː.ɪnˈfɔːrst/
An unreinforced building is made of materials, such as bricks or concrete, that do not contain metal rods to make them stronger:
Two people were killed when the two-story unreinforced brick structure collapsed.
Unreinforced masonry buildings are generally recognized as most likely to collapse in an earthquake.
Related word
reinforce
More than half of Manhattan's buildings are built of unreinforced masonry.
Officials ordered cities to address the hazards posed by unreinforced brick buildings.
The quake damaged unreinforced adobe buildings in villages throughout the area.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Building materials
acoustic tile
adobe
agglomerate
airbrick
asphalt
decking
drywall
fibro
fixing
flagged
oakum
particle board
paving
prestressed
putty
tile
two-by-four
wattle
wattle and daub
weatherboarding
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