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lift-slab
[ lift-slab ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to a technique of constructing multistory buildings in which all horizontal slabs are cast at ground level and, when ready, are raised into position by hydraulic jacks.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lift-slab1
First recorded in 1950–55
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