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lift-slab

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[lift-slab] / ˈlɪftˌslæb /

adjective

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of lift-slab

First recorded in 1950–55

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