Definition

Noun: * A machine for mixing concrete: A "cement mixer" is a mobile machine, typically a truck, featuring a large rotating drum. It is used to thoroughly combine cement, water, sand, and gravel (aggregate) to produce concrete, which is then transported to a construction site.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • The construction crew ordered a cement mixer to pour the foundation for the new house.
  • You can hear the cement mixer churning as it drives down the street.
  • For small projects, a portable cement mixer is more practical than a large truck.

Advanced Usage

• "To be like a cement mixer" (simile): Informally used to describe a loud, churning, or rumbling noise.
  • My stomach was growling like a cement mixer after skipping lunch.

Variants and Related Words

• Concrete mixer: A more precise technical synonym, as the machine mixes the components to form concrete, not just cement.
• Transit mixer: Another term, especially for the truck-mounted version, emphasizing its function of transporting mixed concrete.
• Drum: Refers to the large revolving container on the mixer.

Synonyms

• Concrete mixer
• Transit mixer
• Mixer truck

Related Phrases

• To operate/drive a cement mixer: To control the machine.
  • He drives a cement mixer for a living.
• Cement mixer truck: Specifies the common vehicle-mounted form of the machine.

Noun

1. a machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete