Glossary

breeze brick

Brick made from pan breeze and portland cement; often built into ordinary brickwork because of its good nail-holding capability.

Glossary

breeching

1. The duct or pipe connecting the exhaust-gas discharge from a boiler furnace, or other fuel-burning equipment, to a stack.

Glossary

breccia

Any stone composed of angular fragments embedded and consolidated in a finer ground. Numerous marbles owe their distinctive appearance to

Glossary

breather-type asphalt felt

An underlayment sheet material, saturated with asphalt, which permits the transmission of water vapor; often used as underlayment for asbestos

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