FERROCONCRETES

FERROCONCRETE

Fer"ro-con"crete, n. (Arch. & Engin.)

Definition: Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles, water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called also armored concrete steel, and reënforced concrete.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

28 October 2024

BOHEMIA

(noun) a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

coffee icon