adjective
- having small fragments or chips broken off from the surface
Usage: technical; construction
Examples
- The spalled concrete wall needed immediate repair.
- Spalled bricks fell from the old building’s facade.
- The engineer inspected the spalled surface of the bridge deck.
- Heat damage left the stone steps badly spalled.
- Workers removed the spalled material before applying new coating.
- The spalled pavement created a safety hazard for pedestrians.