a concrete mixture sprayed under pressure over steel reinforcements, as in making swimming pools
Origin of gunite
from gun + -itegunite
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gunite
noun
A concrete mixture that is sprayed from a special gun over steel reinforcements in light construction.
Origin of gunite
Originally a trademarkTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
- 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.
Origin
From gun + -ite, originally a trademark from 1909.
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