sandcrete

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Etymology

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sand +‎ -crete

Noun

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sandcrete (usually uncountable, plural sandcretes)

  1. A yellow-white construction material made from a binder (typically Portland cement), sand, and water.
    • 1937, The Gold Coast Handbook, West Africa Publicity, →OCLC, page 135:
      In the more important towns in the Colony, concrete block or sandcrete houses are the rule; in rural areas and in all but the more important towns in Ashanti solid "swish" or mud or pise de terre is the material used.

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