asbestos cement
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of asbestos cement
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Despite this, some asbestos cement pipes last decades or even over a century without degrading, he said.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022
Around 2008, Bellevue allocated funds to accelerate the replacement of asbestos cement pipes with small diameters, which break at the highest rates, said Linda DeBoldt, the city’s assistant director for utilities engineering.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2022
For example, Needles is trying to replace aged and leak-prone pipes made of cast iron, asbestos cement and copper.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2021
In fact, they had a pretty good idea that it was a toxic pall of asbestos, cement, glass dust, heavy metals, fuels and PCBs.
From The Guardian • Sep. 9, 2016
Hollow mills, spring threading dies, and large cutting tools with small shanks should have the holes thoroughly packed or covered with asbestos cement as far as they are wanted soft.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
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