fibro
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9.9
- noun
- Australian
- I think the biggest issue for me in all of this was the revelation that Fibro houses are made with asbestos cement sheets.
Examples
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It's more that it's everywhere—in fibro, in fuse boxes—all over the place.
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Interestingly, I've tested the plaster and fibro cement stuff in huge bonfires out of curiosity, and you can still clearly read the writing on the plaster the next day, and it didn't break up.
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I've got two dozen sturdy double-bagged plastic bundles of fibro sheet pieces to take to the tip next week, thanks to a bathroom renovation.
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Obviously, we made sure our builder handled it correctly, but my house has plenty of fibro sheeting around, and I am between a rock and a hard place—I don't want to replace it all due to the exposure.
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I recently purchased a fibro house in Australia that has stood the test of time.
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The builder recommended using fibro sheeting for the renovations because it is both durable and weather resistant.
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Many families in Australia live in fibro homes, which are known for their affordability and ease of construction.
Synonyms
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2.5
A thing people use to make houses and other places to live, like wood, brick, concrete
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fibro for the building material comes from the prefix fibro-, from the old Latin word 'fibra' meaning 'fiber' or 'thread'. In Australia people shortened fibro-cement to fibro because the sheets were made with fibers, so a 'fibro' house is one built from that fibrous material.