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mat1 a. a heavy net of cable or rope laid over a blasting site to prevent the scatter of debris b. a heavy mesh of reinforcement in a concrete slab c. (esp US) a steel or concrete raft serving as a footing to support a post mat2 Art a border of cardboard, cloth, etc., placed around a picture to act as a frame or as a contrast between picture and frame mat [mat] (civil engineering) A steel or concrete footing under a post. Mesh reinforcement in a concrete slab. A heavy steel-mesh blanket used to suppress rock fragments during blasting. (materials) Randomly distributed felt or glass fibers used in reinforced-plastics lay-up molding. (mining engineering) An accumulation of broken mine timbers, rock, earth, and other debris coincident with the caving system of mining. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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In Crumpled, the women, clad in wrinkled paper dresses, tumbled and flopped on a gym mat that covered the stage. MAT is a 2 x 1 m gym mat made from bonded foam with a textured vinyl finish in light or dark blue or beige. A blizzard that seemed to come out of nowhere fast blasted the Plains, stranding drivers overnight in their cars and forcing hundreds of students to sleep on carpets and gym mats at school. |
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