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1Rising damp (structural) — Rising damp is a condition caused by ground moisture rising up a masonry wall by capillary action. It occurs where there is no damp proof course (DPC) or where the DPC has been damaged or bridged. Where present, moisture can rise up the wall to a …
2rising damp — noun Wetness rising through bricks and mortar in a wall • • • Main Entry: ↑rise * * * rising damp UK US noun [uncountable] british a form of damage in which the walls of a building become wet from the ground and begin to decay Thesaurus: signs of …
3rising damp — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ moisture absorbed from the ground into a wall …
4Rising Damp — Infobox television show name = Rising Damp caption = Main cast of Rising Damp (l r) Frances de la Tour, Leonard Rossiter, Richard Beckinsale, Don Warrington. format = Sitcom picture format = runtime = 30 minutes creator = Eric Chappell starring …
5Wall cloud — A wall cloud, or pedestal cloud, is a cloud formation associated with thunderstorms. It is a marked lowering typically beneath the rain free base (RFB) portion of a deep cumulus cloud (normally cumulonimbus but on occasion cumulus congestus), and …
6Wall Street Crash of 1929 — Black Tuesday redirects here. For other uses, see Black Tuesday (disambiguation). Crowd gathering on Wall Street after the 1929 crash. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 (October 1929), also known as the Great Crash, and the Stock Market Crash of 1929 …
7Wall of Sound (Grateful Dead) — The Wall of Sound was an enormous public address system designed specifically for the Grateful Dead s live performances by legendary audio engineer and LSD chemist Owsley Bear Stanley. The Wall of Sound fulfilled the band s desire for a… …
8rising — adj. & n. adj. 1 going up; getting higher. 2 increasing (rising costs). 3 advancing to maturity or high standing (the rising generation; a rising young lawyer). 4 approaching a specified age (the rising fives). 5 (of ground) sloping upwards. n. a …
9wall tent — noun a canvas tent with four vertical walls (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑canvas tent, ↑canvas, ↑canvass * * * noun : a tent with four perpendicular cloth walls * * * a tent having four perpendicular sides, usually larger and with more headroom than… …
10rising damp — noun A condition caused by ground moisture rising up a masonry wall by capillary action …
