Definition of "concreted"

In 2009, Ruby moved to a much bigger studio complex in Vernon, further south, across the concreted LA River. Last year, Ruby expanded into even bigger premises in the area — 110,000 sq feet of studio space on a four-acre plot.

2016 August 26, Jonathan Griffin, “Interview: on the road with the US artist Sterling Ruby”, in Financial Times‎, London: The Financial Times Ltd., archived from the original on 7 February 2022

For Gio Fitzpatrick, the project represents the culmination of an old dream. As a 15-year-old exploring St Kilda's Elster Creek – once central to a coastal marsh ecosystem but since reduced to a concreted canal – he stumbled upon a flock of eastern rosellas, a species of birds thought long vanished from the area.

2020 September 10, Jeff Sparrow, “Undraining the swamp: how rewilders have reclaimed golf courses and waterways”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎, London: Guardian News & Media, archived from the original on 2023-03-22

Hereof the common opinion hath been, and ſtill remaineth amongſt us, that Cryſtall is nothing elſe, but Ice or Snow concreted, and by duration of time, congealed beyond liquation.

1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], London: […] T[homas] H[arper] for Edward Dod, […], 2nd book, page 49