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batch plant

American  
Or batching plant

noun

  1. a manufacturing plant where concrete is mixed before being transported to a construction site ready to be poured.


Etymology

Origin of batch plant

First recorded in 1940–45

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It was one of the best-selling white breads in the 1970s and 80s but the batch plant in Glasgow which makes Scottish Plain is now the last in the UK.

From BBC May 30, 2024

At least one contractor has brought in a portable batch plant that can produce concrete on-site.

From Seattle Times Mar. 11, 2022

The fill will be mixed and pumped in from a temporary batch plant onsite, reducing 4,000 truck trips, the plan says.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2018

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