slab
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noun \ˈslab\Definition of SLAB
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: a thick plate or slice (as of stone, wood, or bread): as a : the outside piece cut from a log in squaring it b : concrete pavement (as of a road); specifically : a strip of concrete pavement laid as a single unjointed piece c (1) : a flat rectangular architectural element that is usually formed of a single piece or mass <a concrete foundation slab> (2) : a rectangular building having little width with respect to its length and usually height
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: something that resembles a slab (as in size, shape, or density) <backed up by a solid slab of reference material — Times Literary Supplement>
— slab·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective
See Examples of SLAB
- a thick slab of homemade bread
Origin of SLAB
Middle English slabbe
First Known Use: 14th century
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transitive verbslabbedslab·bing
Definition of SLAB
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a : to remove an outer slab from (as a log) b : to divide or form into slabs
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: to cover or support (as a roadbed or roof) with slabs
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: to put on thickly
First Known Use of SLAB
1703
Other Civil Engineering Terms
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adjectiveDefinition of SLAB
dialect chiefly EnglishOrigin of SLAB
akin to Middle English slabben to wallow, obsolete Dan slab muck
First Known Use: 1605
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