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Ferro-concrete
Pronunciation : Fer"ro-con"crete
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles, water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called also armored concrete steel, and re?nforced concrete.
(Arch. & Engin.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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