Stabitn.

/ˈstabɪt/

Etymology: Arbitrary, suggested by stability n.

Engineering.

A large mass of concrete so shaped that when large numbers are placed together they tend to interlock and form a strong barrier that will act as a break-water.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > concrete > [noun] > large mass of

monolith1878

Stabit1962

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > structures protecting from water or flooding > [noun] > breakwater

countermure1610

breaker1661

water-breakera1689

breakwater1769

floating harbour1841

water break1875

crib-breakwater1879

wave screen1883

stockade1891

Stabit1962

1962 Dock & Harbour Authority May 29/2 The Stabit is basically a hollow tetrahedron and, besides its use for breakwater construction, it is considered to be particularly suitable for beach and coast protection works.

1963 Guardian 30 Aug. 3/5 (caption) Six hundred concrete ‘teeth’ have been fixed in position to protect the root of Shoreham harbour's east breakwater from the pounding of heavy seas. The ‘teeth’..are called Stabits, and are interlocking in a sloping, double layer.

1968 Proc. 11th Conf. Coastal Engin. II. 797 The number of 29 ton Stabits which have been used on the reconstructed moles at Benghazi is about 10,000.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	stabit
释义	Stabitn. /ˈstabɪt/ Etymology: Arbitrary, suggested by stability n. Engineering. A large mass of concrete so shaped that when large numbers are placed together they tend to interlock and form a strong barrier that will act as a break-water. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > concrete > [noun] > large mass of monolith1878 Stabit1962 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > flood or flooding > structures protecting from water or flooding > [noun] > breakwater countermure1610 breaker1661 water-breakera1689 breakwater1769 floating harbour1841 water break1875 crib-breakwater1879 wave screen1883 stockade1891 Stabit1962 1962 Dock & Harbour Authority May 29/2 The Stabit is basically a hollow tetrahedron and, besides its use for breakwater construction, it is considered to be particularly suitable for beach and coast protection works. 1963 Guardian 30 Aug. 3/5 (caption) Six hundred concrete ‘teeth’ have been fixed in position to protect the root of Shoreham harbour's east breakwater from the pounding of heavy seas. The ‘teeth’..are called Stabits, and are interlocking in a sloping, double layer. 1968 Proc. 11th Conf. Coastal Engin. II. 797 The number of 29 ton Stabits which have been used on the reconstructed moles at Benghazi is about 10,000. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1962
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