shell (of building)

  • 101Unfinished building — An unfinished building is a building (or other architectural structure, as a bridge, a road or a tower) where construction work was abandoned or on hold at some stage or only exists as a design. It may also refer to buildings that are currently… …

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  • 102Lantern shell — Lantern Lan tern (l[a^]n t[ e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L. lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth r light, torch. See {Lamp}.] 1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind, rain, etc.; sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or case of horn …

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  • 103Window shell — Window Win dow, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air, usually closed… …

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  • 104Needle shell — Needle Nee dle (n[=e] d l), n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[=ae]dl; akin to D. neald, OS. n[=a]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[=a]dal, n[=a]dala, Icel. n[=a]l, Sw. n[*a]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[ a]hen to sew, OHG. n[=a]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. ne ein, and perh …

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  • 105Wing shell — Wing Wing, n. [OE. winge, wenge; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. vinge, Icel. v[ae]ngr.] [1913 Webster] 1. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually modified for… …

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  • 106Incidents in the Gaza War — Main article: Gaza War Incidents in the Gaza War include incidents involving attacks against civilians, a school, a mosque, and naval confrontations. Contents 1 United Nations facilities 1.1 Al Fakhura school attack, 6 January 2009 1.2 …

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  • 107Latin American architecture — Introduction       history of architecture in Mesoamerica, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean beginning after contact with the Spanish and Portuguese in 1492 and 1500, respectively, and continuing to the present.       For… …

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  • 108Globus Cassus — is an art project and book[1] by Swiss architect and artist Christian Waldvogel presenting a conceptual transformation of Planet Earth into a much bigger, hollow, artificial world with an ecosphere on its inner surface. It was the Swiss… …

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  • 109Battle of Teruel — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Teruel caption=Spain in 1937 just before the Battle of Teruel. Note the Teruel salient south of Saragossa. Please click on the map to get a larger image. Blue is Nationalist Spain and Red is Republican …

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  • 110Nemi ships — The remains of the hull of one of the two ships recovered from Lake Nemi. Workers in the foreground give an indication of scale …

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