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Gunite

American  
[guhn-ahyt] / ˈgʌn aɪt /
Or gunite

noun

  1. a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.

gunite British  
/ ˈɡʌnˌaɪt /

noun

  1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of Gunite

First recorded in 1910–15; formerly trademark

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