Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shotcrete

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: shotcrete
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

concrete conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Shotcrete is here used as a brief descriptive term (not copyrighted) for a material consisting of portland cement, sand and water placed pneumatically by means of a machine that discharges water an pre-mixed cement and sand, under regulated pressures, through pipes or hose, and a discharge nozzle, the water being combined with the cement and san at the nozzle"
"After each blast, rubble is taken out, and the excavated area is covered in a waterproof membrane and sprayed with shotcrete."

Etymology

Blend of shot + concrete. First attested use is in a report at the 1934 convention of the American Railway Engineering Association.

Usage

Inflected Forms

shotcretes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

shotcreter shotcreting

Questions

What does shotcrete mean?: concrete conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto a surface.
Where does shotcrete come from?: Blend of shot + concrete. First attested use is in a report at the 1934 convention of the American Railway Engineering Association.

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