layer of concrete

collocation in English

meaningsoflayerandconcrete

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layer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈleɪ.ər/us
/ˈleɪ.ɚ/
a level of material, such as a type of rock or gas, that is different from the material above or below it, or a thin sheet of ...
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concrete
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒŋ.kriːt/us
/ˈkɑːn.kriːt/
clear and certain, or real and existing in a form that can be seen ...
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(Definition oflayerandconcretefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Any guilt, untruthfulness, or inauthenticity is reserved for the ultimately redundantlayerofconcreteblock - an unforeseen layer necessitated by timing, skill, economics, and a need for certainty.
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Its inner and outer layers are steel, enclosing alayerofconcrete.
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Alayerofconcretewas poured; then, after the concrete forms were removed, the scaffolding was raised and bolted onto the new section.
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Geodesic domes may be constructed from concrete sections, or may be constructed of a lightweight foam with alayerofconcreteapplied over the top.
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More concrete was poured on top, followed by a layer of steel rails bolted together at right angles, and anotherlayerofconcrete.
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The baptismal font was made from the inside of a car exhaust covered in alayerofconcrete.
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They then covered the piles with a layer of sand, alayerofconcreteblocks, and a layer of granite slabs.
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It is built on a poured concrete foundation set on crushed rock; the toplayerofconcretewas mixed with a red pigment.
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It was modified in 1925 for continued use, including alayerofconcretebeing applied.
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The force required to pull this disc out from the surface, together with an attachedlayerofconcrete, is measured.
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This is insulated from the outside by a conventional foam insulation and then covered again with an outerlayerofconcrete.
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In modern construction, scabbling is a mechanical process of removing a thinlayerofconcretefrom a structure, typically achieved by compressed air powered machines.
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The ballast was to have consisted of concrete armor, alayerofconcretefitted to the sides of the hulls below the waterline.
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Thin whitetopping uses a bondedlayerofconcretethat is four to six inches thick while an ultrathin layer is two to four inches thick.
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Based on a number of different lorry chassis, it featured a fighting compartment protected by alayerofconcrete.
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The arches have been reinforced by alayerofconcretein the soffit.
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The dune's naturally smooth surface allowed for the construction of a water catchment area made up of a corrugated steel sheets and alayerofconcrete.
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A 1mft 0 thicklayerofconcretewas also poured around the main and reserve steering rooms and a 150mm in horizontal armor cover was added.
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Thanks to a system of shoe anchorages and fixed rails in the heart of the pylons, a newlayerofconcretecould be poured every 20 minutes.
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The remaining portions of the 1893 and 1912 dams were incorporated into the new structure, but are now hidden under new layers of concrete.
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