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adj
Laid over the ground, or built above an existing site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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noun
A layer of concrete underneath the ground floor of a building, as a seal
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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noun
An oversite slab, a slab on grade, a flat, solid layer of concrete laid over prepared ground, usually serving as a base for flooring or for pouring the reinforced concrete floor slab (base plate).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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History
From over- + site.
Across languages
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