box-frame
1box-frame — boxˈ frame noun A box shaped framework of a building • • • Main Entry: ↑box …
2box frame construction — ▪ architecture also called cellular framing , or cross wall construction method of building with concrete in which individual cells, or rooms, are set horizontally and vertically together to create an overall structural frame. Because… …
3box frame — noun Etymology: box (II) : a frame with boxlike members; specifically : a window frame having hollow spaces for sash weights * * * 1. Archit. a monolithic reinforced concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs. 2. Building… …
4box frame — 1. Archit. a monolithic reinforced concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs. 2. Building Trades. a window frame with pockets for sash weights. [1875 80] * * * …
5box-frame — /ˈbɒks freɪm/ (say boks fraym) noun Building Trades a rigid frame, usually of steel, used as a basis for certain structures …
6shadow box frame — noun see shadow box 1 …
7box dolly — noun : a lumber carrying truck with a single wide tired wheel in the center of the box frame …
8frame´less — frame «fraym», noun, verb, framed, fram|ing. –n. 1. a support over which something is stretched or built; framework: »the frame of a house. 2. anything made of parts fitted and joined together; structure or system: »His [Milton s] death dissolved …
9frame´a|ble — frame «fraym», noun, verb, framed, fram|ing. –n. 1. a support over which something is stretched or built; framework: »the frame of a house. 2. anything made of parts fitted and joined together; structure or system: »His [Milton s] death dissolved …
10Frame — Frame, n. 1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system, whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building, vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a structure.… …
