concretable

concretable
 n.— «Both new additions, which came online when school opened in August, are constructed of concrete portable modules built by Royal Concrete Concepts Inc. of Palm Beach County. Approved by the School Board in January 2006, the “concretables” were assembled over eight days at the beginning of summer vacation and were ready for students less than two months later.» —“‘Concretables’ get a thumbs-up” by Barbara Behrendt in Lecanto St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Jan. 29, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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