sandcrete
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]sandcrete (usually uncountable, plural sandcretes)
- 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.