asbestos cement

American  

noun

1. a compound of asbestos fiber and Portland cement formerly used for various nonstructural building purposes.

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Etymology

Origin of asbestos cement

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The water pipe was made out of asbestos cement, which is “more likely to fail catastrophically than iron pipes,” according to Bellevue’s planning documents.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

In Bellevue, asbestos cement makes up 40% of the city’s water system.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 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)