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dry laid

dry laid is the alternative form of dry-laid.

Meaning of dry-laid

Adjective

dry-laid (not comparable)

  1. Built or paved with stones, bricks, or blocks without using mortar or cement to glue them together.
    • The lowest-impact wall is the dry-laid stone wall, which is fitted together without mortar. Dry-laid walls are leaned back into the slope (this very particular lean is called batter) at a ratio of 1 foot of lean for every 3 to 6 feet of wall height, depending on the soil conditions and type of...2009, Owen E. Dell, “Chapter 14: Sustainable Hardscape Construction”, in Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies, page 221

Questions about dry laid

What is dry laid the alternative form of?
Dry laid is the alternative form of dry-laid.

Words near dry laid in the dictionary

  1. dry joggers
  2. dry lab
  3. dry labbed
  4. dry labbing
  5. dry labs
  6. dry laid
  7. dry lake
  8. dry lakes
  9. dry land
  10. dry lease
  11. dry leases

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