Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to or being a structural member, especially of concrete, that has been cast into form before being transported to its site of installation.
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- adjective
Cast previously in another location. - noun Structural members made of concrete, ready for installation.
- verb To cast in a location other than where to be installed.
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- adjective of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation
Etymologies
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Examples
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Construction will be much easier if the lintels are "precast": that is, made in advance and then placed in the wall like a brick.
Chapter 5 1977
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Therefore viaduct spans have been constructed using various construction methods depending on the nature of the site, such as precast segment method using gantry cranes, and the balanced cantilever method.
AME Info Latest News 2009
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Mountain said they were precast panels for the footers.
Arcane Circle Linda Robertson 2011
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Some precast concrete foundation systems are routinely installed without a poured concrete footer.
Foundation footer: A critical element on which your building's success will rest Tim Carter 2010
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New construction tends toward block and precast; both of which are terrible there; they quickly absorb heat, but do not hold it.
green roofs 2009
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The roofs in the Lake Chapala region are usually a roof structure of masonry materials that are typically bóveda (bricks arched between beams), bovedilla (precast blocks between supporting beams) or concrete slabs (with two way steel reinforcement).
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The outside rings are made of precast concrete, similar to those usually seen in culverts.
Modular bookshelves and room dividers by Permafrost and Katharina Styren 2009
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The building is made of precast concrete elements with aluminium cladding on the roof and rounded facades.
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The outside rings are made of precast concrete, similar to those usually seen in culverts. - via [...]
Modular bookshelves and room dividers by Permafrost and Katharina Styren 2009
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We don't so much gild the lily as crumple the lily in our fist, stuff it in the back pocket of our jeans and replace it with a functional precast concrete structure that we can grow a hedge in front of.
Why we must savour the rare English delicacy that is Jack Wilshere Barney Ronay 2010
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