Vibracrete, noun

Forms:
Also with small initial.
Origin:
EnglishShow more Trade name, blend of English vibrate (referring to the manufacturing process in which a concrete mixture is ‘vibrated’ to remove air bubbles and increase strength) and concrete.
Proprietary name for: precast concrete, used for boundary walls, garages, or low-cost housing. Also attributive.
1997 K. Wilson & D. Naidoo in Student Life Vol.4 No.5 June 26The guys in front of me, who had just bought buttons [methaqualone tablets, trade name Mandrax], went scattering over the Vibracrete fence as the cops came storming in.
2011 addogatewaylodge.co.za (DSAE Corpus)We want to replace the fencing with Vibracrete walls and maybe fix the gardens as well.
2014 mandela.gov.za (DSAE Corpus)Kids still play with draad karre and dolls; buildings bear marks of 80s suburban Vibracrete walls and facebrick planning, and ooms still smoke pipes in suits on their stoeps after Church on Sunday...
2016 iol.co.za (DSAE Corpus)An Opel Corsa and a BMW were apparently racing when the Corsa clipped the BMW, rolled a few metres through a vibracrete wall and landed on its roof.
precast concrete, used for boundary walls, garages, or low-cost housing. Also attributive.
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