| 单词 | air-brick |
| 释义 | > as lemmasair-brick air-brick n. a perforated brick or other insert in the wall of a building, used for ventilation. ΚΠ 1835 Times 1 Apr. 8/5 (advt.) To sell by auction..large quantity of iron railing, iron air bricks, coal plates, and a quantity of old iron. 1859 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 22 Apr. 390/2 Patent Stoneware Air Bricks; George Jennings. 1944 E. Lucas in R. Greenhalgh Pract. Builder ii. 57/1 If the wall is more than 4½-in. thick it is necessary to lay a slate over the opening at the rear of the air brick to provide support for the mortar bed of the course above. 2003 Guardian 3 Jan. i. 5/4 Insurance companies are likely to start demanding flood barriers for doors, floodproof covers for air bricks or giant impermeable skirts around houses. < as lemmas |
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