lift-slab

American

[lift-slab] / ˈlɪftˌslæb /

adjective

noting or pertaining to a technique of constructing multistory buildings in which all horizontal slabs are cast at ground level and, when ready, are raised into position by hydraulic jacks.

First recorded in 1950–55

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