slipforming

English

Verb

slipforming

1. present participle and gerund of slipform

Noun

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.