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prestress

[pree-stres]

verb (used with object)

(in certain concrete construction) to apply stress to (reinforcing strands) before subjecting to a load.

to make (a concrete member) with prestressed reinforcing strands.

Origin:
1930–35; pre- + stress

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prestress (ˌpriːˈstrɛs)

—vb
	(tr) to apply tensile stress to (the steel cables, wires, etc, of a precast concrete part) before the load is applied

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