slag cement

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noun

a cement composed of about 80 percent granulated slag and about 20 percent hydrated lime.

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Origin of slag cement

First recorded in 1880–85

He was pinned to the cement for his refusal to go along with an arrest for selling loose cigarettes.
The Wildly Peaceful, Human, Almost Boring, Ultimately Great New York City Protests for Eric Garner|Mike Barnicle|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Holding the architectural smorgasbord of a castle together was cement, wire, and mortar.
The Postman Who Built a Palace in France…by Hand|Nina Strochlic|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More recently, the rows of red and gray cement housing project blocks that sprouted up in the 1980s dominate the view.
In Rome’s Riots, Cries for Mussolini and Attacks on Refugees|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And to check out this 100-year-old steel and cement engineering marvel.
A Man, a Plan, a Canal: Panama Turns 100|Bill Schulz|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Death waits for these things as a cement floor waits for a dropping light bulb.
American Dreams: Saul Bellow’s Masterpiece of Lamentation|Nathaniel Rich|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is sometimes asked, cannot “Analysis” cement together unconnected “Extremes”?
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Delancy turned the sedan through the door of the big garage, rolled across the wide parking floor to the cement ramp at the rear.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
He washed the cement floor with the hose, and while waiting for it to dry he rinsed his brushes in turpentine.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
This is the material of the celebrated Roman cement, which holds together to this day the massy structures of ancient Rome.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The pillars and walls are covered with a white cement, which is equal to marble for its polish.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer