GUNITE

gunite

(noun) a mixture of cement and sand and water that is sprayed on a surface under pneumatic pressure

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

gunite (countable and uncountable, plural gunites)

A form of shotcrete in which a dry cementitious mixture is blown through a hose to the nozzle, with water injected only at the point of application.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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