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stringcourses

stringcourses is the plural of stringcourse.

Meaning of stringcourse

Noun

stringcourse (plural stringcourses)

  1. A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.
    • Seismic improvements and strengthening interventions like inserting tie-rods or adding upper stringcourses, or horizontal bands, to the masonry can be designed case by case to meet specific weaknesses.2007 September 4, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Italy, a Land of Earthquakes, Works to Protect the Priceless From the Unexpected”, in New York Times

Questions about stringcourses

What is stringcourses the plural of?
Stringcourses is the plural of stringcourse.

Words near stringcourses in the dictionary

  1. stringboards
  2. stringbog
  3. stringbogs
  4. stringbush
  5. stringcourse
  6. stringcourses
  7. stringed
  8. stringed instrument
  9. stringed instruments
  10. stringencies
  11. stringency

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