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STONE SILL [4 records]

Record 1 2012-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Masonry Practice
OBS

Door.

OBS

stone sill : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Maçonnerie
OBS

Porte.

OBS

seuil en pierre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
  • Masonry Practice
OBS

Window.

OBS

stone sill : term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee(New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Maçonnerie
OBS

Fenêtre.

OBS

appui en pierre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

A galvanized steel flat, bedded on edge in a groove in a concrete or stone sill. The flat either fits into a corresponding groove in a timber sill to form a barrier to water penetration through the joint, or alone performs a similar function at the foot of an external door.

OBS

Weather bar. A term occasionally used for "water bar."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Barre habituellement métallique scellée dans du mortier ou autre composé de scellement au seuil d'une fenêtre [ou d'une porte extérieure].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Impermeabilización (Construcción)
  • Puertas, ventanas y aberturas (Elementos de edificios)
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Record 4 1986-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)

Spanish

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