cement mixer

[ si-ment mik-ser ]

noun

1. Also called con·crete mix·er [kon, -kreet mik-ser]. a machine having a revolving drum, often motor-driven, for mixing cement, sand, gravel, and water to produce concrete.
2. Baseball Slang. a pitch that is meant to be an unhittable breaking ball but instead becomes hittable as it goes into a side spin that travels into the strike zone:

   Lyons hit a stand-up double on that cement mixer, and he looked just as surprised as the pitcher when it happened.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cement mixer¹

First recorded in 1905–10 cement mixer fordef 1, and in 2005–10 cement mixer fordef 2

Example Sentences

Big rigs, delivery trucks, cement mixers, garbage trucks, transit buses and school buses are all included.

From Los Angeles Times

After a visit to Cincinnati: “They still haven’t finished the freeway. It’s Kentucky’s turn to use the cement mixer.”

From Los Angeles Times

They could harmonise with a cement mixer and make it sound beautiful.

From BBC

The activists gained a new level of infamy in November when a cyclist in Berlin died after being pinned by a cement mixer during one of the group’s traffic jams.

From New York Times

Ladislao Jumao-as said a rear tire on the truck burst, causing the vehicle to flip over and smash into the cement mixer parked on the side of the road.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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