Gunite
or gun·ite
[ guhn-ahyt ]
/ ˈgʌn aɪt /
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noun
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
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Origin of Gunite
First recorded in 1910–15; formerly trademark
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British Dictionary definitions for Gunite
gunite
/ (ˈɡʌnˌaɪt) /
noun
civil engineering a cement-sand mortar that is sprayed onto formwork, walls, or rock by a compressed air ejector giving a very dense strong concrete layer: used to repair reinforced concrete, to line tunnel walls or mine airways, etc
Word Origin for gunite
C20: from gun + -ite 1
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