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The science of designing and building structures for habitation.
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wakefield piling
Architecture; Bridges
A form of piling used to shut out water, generally made of several planks spiked or bolted together, and arranged to secure a tongued and grooved effect when driven close ...
wale
Architecture; Bridges
A flat piece of timber laid horizontally for bracing upright timbers and for guiding them during driving, as in sheet piling.
walking crane
Architecture; Bridges
A locomotive, or steam engine on wheels, with a crane attached. Used in yard work.
wall
Architecture; Bridges
A structure or slab of small thickness, built in a vertical or nearly vertical plane.
wall plate
Architecture; Bridges
A steel plate laid on a masonry or a concrete wall to carry the end of a beam and to distribute its load.
wallower
Architecture; Bridges
A gear wheel composed of two parallel discs set some distance apart on an axle with round rods parallel to the axle, set at equal intervals around the periphery of the discs. ...
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