damp course
1damp course — (also damp proof course) ► NOUN ▪ a layer of waterproof material in a wall near the ground, to prevent rising damp …
2damp course — damp courses N COUNT A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising. [BRIT] …
3damp-course — dampˈ course noun A layer of moisture proof material in a masonry wall • • • Main Entry: ↑damp …
4damp course — n BrE a layer of material which is put into the bottom of a wall to prevent water rising through it …
5damp course — noun a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building • Syn: ↑damp proof course • Hypernyms: ↑course, ↑row * * * noun : a damp resisting layer in a… …
6damp course — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms damp course : singular damp course plural damp courses British a layer of plastic material that is built into the bottom of the walls of a building to stop damp from rising up into the walls from the ground …
7damp course — (also damp proof course) noun Brit. a layer of waterproof material in the wall of a building near the ground, to prevent rising damp …
8damp course — layer of material near the bottom of a wall that is used to stop damp rising from the ground …
9damp course — noun (C) BrE a layer of material which is put into the bottom of a wall to prevent water rising through it …
10damp-proof course — damp proof courses N COUNT A damp proof course is the same as a damp course …