ferroconcrete

American  

[fer-oh-kon-kreet, -kong-, -kon-kreet, -kong-] / ˌfɛr oʊˈkɒn krit, -ˈkɒŋ-, -kɒnˈkrit, -kɒŋ- /

noun

1. reinforced concrete.

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ferroconcrete British  

/ ˌfɛrəʊˈkɒŋkriːt /

noun

1. another name for reinforced concrete

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Etymology

Origin of ferroconcrete

First recorded in 1895–1900; ferro- + concrete

Example Sentences

Originally Clyde’s Cleaners, built in 1946 to serve Lower Queen Anne Hill, the building was refashioned in 1984 into the ferroconcrete mound popularly known as The Blob.

From Seattle Times

The boat was part of an emergency fleet of 24 ships made out of ferroconcrete and commissioned by Emergency Fleet Corportation during World War I, the Washington Post reports.

From Time

Millions have been spent on Sebenico, and it has been so fortified as to be absolutely impregnable from the sea, even the rocks facing the harbor having been cased in ferroconcrete and turned into forts.

From Project Gutenberg

They occupied a large building constructed of ferroconcrete, on each floor of which, except the first, there was accommodation for hundreds of clerks.

From Project Gutenberg

Floodlights spilled brilliance over the dunes and the scrubby earth, high fences casting laced shadows across the burning white expanses of ferroconcrete.

From Project Gutenberg