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41ground beam — noun 1. : sleeper 2a 2. : ground plate 1 * * * 1. a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers. 2. groundsill …
42ground beam — 1. a reinforced concrete beam for supporting walls, joists, etc., at or near ground level, itself either resting directly upon the ground or supported at both ends by piers. 2. groundsill. * * * …
43ground floor — 1. the floor of a building at or nearest to ground level. 2. Informal. an advantageous position or opportunity in a business matter, esp. in a new enterprise: She took the job in the new company because she wanted to get in on the ground floor.… …
44ground floor — noun 1 (C) especially BrE the floor of a building that is at ground level; first floor (2) AmE see floor 1 2 be/get in on the ground floor to become involved in a plan, business activity etc from the beginning …
45ground state — noun Date: 1926 the state of a physical system (as of an atomic nucleus or an atom) having the least energy of all the possible states called also ground level …
46ground state — Physics. the state of least energy of a particle, as an atom, or of a system of particles. Also called ground level. [1925 30] * * * …
47ground floor — noun a) The floor of a building closest to ground level; first floor b) The initial stage of a project …
48ground floor — (N. Amer. also main floor) noun the floor of a building at ground level …
49ground plan — noun (C) 1 a drawing of how a building is arranged at ground level, showing the size, position, and shape of walls, rooms etc 2 a plan of how something will happen in the future …
50ground plan — noun a floor plan for the ground level of a building • Hypernyms: ↑floor plan …
