单词 | structural damage |
释义 | > as lemmasstructural damage structural damage n. damage to the structure or overall stability of something; esp. damage to a building, bridge, etc., sufficient to impair its structural integrity. ΚΠ 1854 Assoc. Med. Jrnl. 2 308/2 Intellectual activity is suspended, and animal life alone goes on; and in this way..structural damage is prevented. 1862 Evening Herald 8 Dec. 5/3 A proceeding to recover compensation..for structural damage of the house. 1933 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 18 Nov. 911/2 Dissection may reveal grievous structural damage in kidneys which, during life, gave little evidence of functional derangement. 1979 S. P. Lee & P. Passell New Econ. View Amer. Hist. xvi. 383 The immense structural damage done to the economy was exceedingly difficult to repair. 2014 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 3 July The collapse of a facade inside an underpass of the Brooklyn Bridge did not cause any structural damage. < as lemmas |
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