slope of a roof
91Bermuda seam — noun a metal panel profile featuring a step down profile that runs perpendicular to the slope of the roof …
92dormer — also dormer win.dow noun (C) a window built upright in the slope of a roof …
93Apartment Lanthaler Aschau Im Zillertal — (Ашау,Австрия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 6274 Ашау, Австрия …
94box gutter — a gutter set into the slope of a roof above the cornice. [1875 80] …
95Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …
96coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
97Earth sheltering — is the architectural practice of using earth against building walls for external thermal mass, to reduce heat loss, and to easily maintain a steady indoor air temperature. Earth sheltering is popular in modern times among advocates of passive… …
98Gambrel — A gambrel (also known as a Dutch gambrel) is a usually symmetrical two sided roof with two slopes on each side. The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle while the lower slope is quite steep. This design provides the advantages of a sloped …
99Zhoukoudian — Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country …
100Seismic retrofit — Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Other retrofit techniques are applicable to areas subject to tropical cyclones,… …
