unreinforced

adjective

un·re·in·forced ˌən-ˌrē-ən-ˈfȯrst

: not reinforced

unreinforced masonry

unreinforced brick buildings

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By the numbers: According to Amit Kumar of Portland's Bureau of Development Services, there are about 1,600 unreinforced masonry buildings in the city, the majority of which — around 1,300 — have not been retrofitted. —

Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 July 2024 Israel’s retaliations, which level Gaza’s unreinforced buildings and leave behind mangled bodies, sell more newspapers. —

Ariel Ilan Roth, Foreign Affairs, 20 July 2014 Mobile homes likely sustain heavy damage, and unreinforced masonry walls can tumble. —

Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2019 The buildings in Morocco that were destroyed in Friday night’s quake were mostly unreinforced masonry adobe or brick buildings that are very prone to collapsing when shaken. —

Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unreinforced