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hydraulic cement

American  

noun

  1. cement that can solidify under water.


Etymology

Origin of hydraulic cement

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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For holes where water seeps through, you need a different plugging product: hydraulic cement, which expands in place as it becomes moist.

From Washington Post

Rock boulders found on the shoreline, and held together with hydraulic cement, are used to create artificial reef structures.

From The Guardian

The estimate includes cleaning the rusted metal out of the brick, priming and painting the new pieces and anchoring them in the holes with hydraulic cement.

From Washington Post

The walls and bottoms forming the reservoir, are built with brick, and plastered with hydraulic cement.

From Project Gutenberg

When burnt and ground, and mixed with a due proportion of silicious sand, it has been found to make a most superior kind of hydraulic cement or water lime.

From Project Gutenberg