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branch drain

A drain pipe connecting the soil line or plumbing fixtures in a building to the main line.

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branch conductor

In a lightning protection system, a conductor that branches off at an angle from a continuous run of the conductor.

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branch circuit

The portion of an electric wiring system that extends beyond the final overcurrent device (such as a fuse) protecting the

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branch cell

A plumbing fitting in a line which is at an angle to the main pipeline, usually at a right angle.

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branch

In plumbing, a pipe which originates in or discharges into a main, submain, riser, or stack.

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brake horse power (bhp)

The useful mechanical power supplied by an engine as determined by a friction brake or an absorption dynamometer that is

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braie

In Medieval architecture, an outer enceinte, 2 consisting of a palisade or low masonry wall on the counterscarp of a

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braided wire

An electrical conductor which is composed of many fine wires braided or twisted together.

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