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
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 The History of Louisville, from the Earliest Settlement till the Year 1852 by Casseday, Ben
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
Upon this wheel rested the first layers of the masonry, the stones of which were bound together by hydraulic cement, with irresistible tenacity.
From From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon by Verne, Jules
With the growth of engineering in the early part of the 19th century arose a great demand for hydraulic cement.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
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