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bolted pressure switch

In an electrical circuit, a type of knife-blade switch having jaws into which the knife blades fit under heavy pressure […]

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bolster work

A form of rusticated masonry; courses of masonry which are curved or bow outward like the sides of a cushion,

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bollard

A low single post, or one of a series, usually stone, set to prevent motor vehicles from entering an area.

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boiserie

Wood paneling on interior walls, usually floor to ceiling; as a rule enriched by carving, gilding, painting, or, rarely, inlaying.

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boiler steel

A medium-hardness steel which is rolled into plates 0.25 in. (0.6 cm) to 1.5 in. (3.8 cm) thick; used in

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boiler scale

Metal from the inner surfaces of a boiler which decomposes and flakes off (in much the same manner as rust

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