hydraulic cement
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hydraulic cement
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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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
Trass, tras, n. a volcanic earth used as a hydraulic cement.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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
At least a score of varieties of hydraulic cement are listed in the classifications of cement technologists.
From Concrete Construction Methods and Costs by Gillette, Halbert Powers
All the spaces between the timbers were filled with broken stone and hydraulic cement; then the cross timbers were laid, filling the spans with the concrete also.
From Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men by Joblin, Maurice
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