hydraulic cement
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hydraulic cement
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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It was upon this wheel that the foundations of the masonry were placed, the hydraulic cement of which joined the stones solidly together.
From The Moon-Voyage by Verne, Jules
To three parts of blast furnace slag are added one part of hydraulic cement and enough water to give the proper consistency.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 530, February 27, 1886 by Various
It reminds me of a Yankee I met at New York wunst, he was disposin' of a new hydraulic cement he had invented.
From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler
Says he, 'That paint has got hydraulic cement in it, and it can stand fire and water and acids;' he named over a lot of things.
From The Rise of Silas Lapham by Howells, William Dean
The admirable hydraulic cement is here and there made to take the place of broken corners, and flaws have been remedied by carefully letting in small cubes of sound stone.
From The Land of Midian — Volume 2 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
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