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bake oven

An oven constructed of bricks, usually having a circular or oval dome; often located within the hearth of the principal fireplace of […]

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backhoe

An excavating machine for cutting trenches; a boom-mounted bucket moves toward the machine, cutting the ground like a hoe; then the

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backflow preventer

A device used to prevent water (or other liquids) from being siphoned into a potable water system.

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backsaw

A saw having a metal strip along its back to stiffen it; has many small teeth for fine, accurate sawing, as for

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Attic base

The base of a column of the Ionic order consisting of an upper torus and a lower torus, with a

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attic

1.A garret. 2. In classic building, a story built above the wall cornice. 3. (cap.) Pertaining to the district of

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atrium

1. The main hall of an ancient Roman house, containing an opening to the sky (compluvium) through which rainwater falls

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automatic door bottom

A movable plunger, in the form of a horizontal bar at the bottom of a door, which drops automatically when

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awning blind

A blind which is hinged at the top; can swing outward and be fixed in position by a stay.

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