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Schalstein

shuttering block

noun SHAHL-shtine Rare
Home & Lifestyle Materials

Also means

hollow masonry block for filled walls

Usage Note

Schalstein is an open U- or H-section masonry unit stacked to form permanent formwork; the voids are filled with reinforced concrete to create a load-bearing monolithic wall.

Examples

"Schalsteine werden für Stützmauern im Garten besonders häufig eingesetzt."

Natural Translation

Shuttering blocks are particularly often used for retaining walls in gardens.

Literal Translation

Shuttering-blocks are for retaining-walls in-the garden particularly often used.

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