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areaway

An open subsurface space adjacent to a building used to admit light and air or as a means of access […]

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arena

1. An acting space of any shape surrounded by seats. 2. A type of theater not having a proscenium, the

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argillite

A rock containing chiefly clay materials; derived from claystone, siltstone, or shale; used locally as building stone, although rarely produced

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Area wells

Corrugated metal or concrete barrier walls installed around a basement window to hold back the earth.

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