slipforming

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Verb

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slipforming

  1. present participle and gerund of slipform

Noun

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slipforming (uncountable)

  1. The use of the slipform technique in working with concrete.
    • 2013, Michael R. Adamson, A Better Way to Build: A History of the Pankow Companies, →ISBN, page 60:
      To facilitate and speed construction, Charlie Pankow chose to slipform not only the service and elevator core but also the stairwells -- a more complex operation than the slipforming of the American Cement Building.