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Synonyms for grout

Grammar : Noun
Spell : grout
Phonetic Transcription : graÊŠt

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Définition of grout

Origin :
  • 1580s, "thin, fluid mortar," originally "coarse porridge," perhaps from Old English gruta (plural) "coarse meal," related to Old English grytta (see grits). As a verb from 1838. Related: grouted; grouting.
  • As in porridge : noun warm cereal
  • As in cement : noun gluing, binding material
  • As in grounds : noun sediment
Example sentences :
  • The illustrations are reproduced by the Grout Engraving Company.
  • Extract from : « Wood Carvings in English Churches » by Francis Bond
  • Grout pipes were built into the masonry and later all voids were filled with grout.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by James H. Brace and Francis Mason
  • Rubble masonry packing and grout ejected through pipes built into the arch were used to fill the voids above the roof.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by James H. Brace and Francis Mason
  • On account of the unstable nature of the rock encountered throughout, the voids in the packing were afterward filled with grout.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by James H. Brace and Francis Mason
  • The grout machines were of the vertical-cylinder, air-stirring type.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by James H. Brace and Francis Mason
  • In the subgrade telephone and telegraph ducts east of the Manhattan Shaft, much trouble was caused by grout in the ducts.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
  • All the grout hole plugs were examined, and the plugs in any leaking ones were taken out, smeared with red lead, and replaced.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
  • Grout pipes were built in, as it was not likely that the concrete could be packed tightly into the upper part of the lining.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
  • The first type of grout pipe arrangement is shown as Type A, in Fig. 23.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
  • Even with 1:1 grout it must be constantly stirred and a steady flow into the pipe maintained.
  • Extract from : « Concrete Construction » by Halbert P. Gillette
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