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81social structure — noun the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships (Freq. 2) the social organization of England and America is very different sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family • …
82earthquake-resistant structure — Building designed to prevent total collapse, preserve life, and minimize damage in case of an earthquake or tremor. Earthquakes exert lateral as well as vertical forces, and a structure s response to their random, often sudden motions is a… …
83—And He Built a Crooked House — For other uses, see Crooked House (disambiguation). And He Built a Crooked House Author Robert A. Heinlein Language English Genre(s) Science fiction Publicatio …
84Complex structure theory in English law — refers to an attempt to circumvent the general rule that one cannot sue for solely pure economic loss in English tort law. Contents 1 Example 2 Status 3 See also 4 References …
85Station (frontier defensive structure) — A Station was a defensible residence constructed on the American frontier during the early nineteenth century. Many of these structures were built on the Kentucky frontierin and around the Louisville area during the struggle with the British and… …
86stick-built — /stik bilt /, adj. (of a house or other structure) built piece by piece at the construction site, as opposed to factory built. [1835 45] * * * …
87shell structure — In building construction, a thin, curved plate structure shaped to transmit applied forces by compressive, tensile, and shear stresses that act in the plane of the surface. They are usually constructed of concrete reinforced with steel mesh (see… …
88scratch-built — adjective a) Describing a building built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level. b) Describing a structure, e.g. a car, model or toy, built with minimal cost and at short notice, with rudimentary materials …
89stick-built — /stik bilt /, adj. (of a house or other structure) built piece by piece at the construction site, as opposed to factory built. [1835 45] …
90brick-built — UK US adjective british made out of bricks brick built houses Thesaurus: words that describe buildings or rooms and parts of buildingshyponym farm buildings and structures where animals are kepthyponym * * * adj. [attrib.] (of a building or… …
