precast

[pree-kast, -kahst]

pre·cast

[pree-kast, -kahst] verb, pre·cast, pre·cast·ing, adjective Building Trades.
verb (used with object)
1.
to cast (a concrete block or slab, etc.) in a place other than where it is to be installed in a structure.
adjective
2.
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation: a precast concrete roof.

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Origin:
1860–65; pre- + cast
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precast
 
adj
1.  (esp of concrete when employed as a structural element in building) cast in a particular form before being used
 
vb , -casts, -casting, -cast
2.  (tr) to cast (concrete) in a particular form before use

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