slip form

nounCivil Engineering.

a form into which concrete is poured that can be slowly moved and reused in construction, as of a pavement or a building.

Origin of slip form

¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Words Nearby slip form

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How to use slip form in a sentence

A proof in slip form of the rejected review, with Borrow's corrections written upon it, is in my possession.
George Borrow and His Circle | Clement King Shorter

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