单词 | snowcrete |
释义 | snowcreten. 1. A type of white cement that is resistant to discoloration.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [noun] > other kinds of cement or mortar maltha?1440 testacyec1440 putty1472 tarras1612 natural cement1753 Roman cement1768 sand mortar1775 Roman cement1800 Parker's cement1811 mastic cement1815 gauge-stuff1823 Portland cement1824 putty cement1825 rust cement1830 matrix1838 terro-cement1838 rust1839 swish1863 Coaguline1868 albolith1870 dagga1878 mastic1881 tripolith1882 grappier1897 pozzolana cement1905 Ciment Fondu1924 snowcrete1928 soil-cement1936 1928 Trade Marks Jrnl. 5 Dec. 1966 Snowcrete. 1947 G. Church & R. D. Smith What about House Again? x. 52/1 For greater security against weather, brickwork can be lime-washed, rendered with cement, ‘Snowcrete’, or roughcast. 1994 P. J. Nedwell & R. N. Swamy Ferrocement xi. 98 Certificates of quality were required for Spanish dolomite aggregate and for the snowcrete cement. 2005 Times (Nexis) 23 July 5 The New Brighton Lido was..vast: a 4.5-acre site (1.8 ha) stood behind a snowcrete and green faience facade. 2. Compacted snow used as a construction material in very cold climates, typically blended with substances such as gravel, sand, or wood shavings. Cf. icecrete n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > wood-based materials > [noun] > wood-pulp and ice pykrete1946 icecrete1950 snowcrete1950 1950 Mil. Engineer May–June 178/1 Snowcrete is a term used to describe the condition of snow resulting from compaction by natural or mechanical means. 1951 Cold Regions Res. & Engin. Lab. No. 12 117/2 Snowcrete is snow compacted by natural or artificial means. 1977 W. M. Drope in M. B. Ives Materials Engin. Arctic 28/2 A mixture of water, snow and sawdust was used to repair potholes in the..Test Snow Road—the mixture was referred to in a final report as ‘Snowcrete’. 2012 Waterloo Region Rec. (Nexis) 13 Feb. a1 Cpl. Corey Pelley explained that it takes 13 feet of snow to stop a bullet from a small handgun but only a foot of snowcrete. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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