Glossary

A gallery or passage, as along the parapets of a castle, around the roof of a church, or along a cloister.

In traditional Japanese architecture, a type of shutter made of sliding wooden panels which (when not in use) slide into a box-like storage

An air distribution outlet, usually located in the ceiling and consisting of deflecting vanes discharging supply air in various directions and planes, and

1. The unobstructed vertical distance between the lowest opening of a faucet (or the like) which supplies a plumbing fixture (such as tank

A type of pump for raising water from a well, consisting of a pipe which surrounds another of smaller diameter; compressed air

1. A minor wing of a building. 2. A door jamb. 3. A rear pilaster, partially visible within a cluster of columnar

A decorative molding enclosing a door or arch.

A passage for ventilation between thermal insulation and roof boards.

In a lightning protection system, the combination of a metal rod and its brace or footing, on the upper part