béton — meaning in English

English meaning

• concrete noun A hard building material made by mixing cement, water, sand, and gravel, which sets solid.
• ironclad adj So solid or certain that it cannot reasonably be disputed or broken.

Senses

béton is used for these senses in English:

• concrete (not comparable) Made of concrete (building material).
• concrete (countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.
• ironclad (figuratively) Solid or certain; not able to be disputed or questioned; irrefutable.

concrete — full definition

1. noun A hard building material made by mixing cement, water, sand, and gravel, which sets solid.
2. adjective Actual and specific rather than vague or abstract.

ironclad — full definition

1. adj So solid or certain that it cannot reasonably be disputed or broken.
2. noun Historically, a warship protected by iron or steel armor plating.

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