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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

Example Sentences

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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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