building paper

noun

heavy paper used especially in the construction of frame buildings to block drafts, for insulation, etc.

Origin of building paper

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Words nearby building paper

build in, building, building and loan association, building block, building line, building paper, building permit, building society, building trades, build into, build on

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Example sentences from the Web for building paper

The stumps are thick in the fields; many of the houses have the building-paper fluttering in the wind; the streets are of sawdust.
The Minute Man of the Frontier|W. G. Puddefoot
The single-board wall may be greatly improved by lining with building-paper.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
A shingle roof can be made much warmer by using tightly laid sheathing covered with building-paper.
The Dollar Hen|Milo M. Hastings
A single thickness of building-paper poorly supplemented the inch boards.
Adventures in Alaska|Samuel Hall Young

It should be covered with building-paper before the finished floor is laid.
Convenient Houses|Louis Henry Gibson

British Dictionary definitions for building paper

building paper

noun

any of various types of heavy-duty paper that usually consist of bitumen reinforced with fibre sandwiched between two sheets of kraft paper: used in damp-proofing or as insulation between the soil and a road surface

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	building paper
释义	building paper noun heavy paper used especially in the construction of frame buildings to block drafts, for insulation, etc. Origin of building paper An Americanism dating back to 1870–75 Words nearby building paper build in, building, building and loan association, building block, building line, building paper, building permit, building society, building trades, build into, build on Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for building paper The stumps are thick in the fields; many of the houses have the building-paper fluttering in the wind; the streets are of sawdust. The Minute Man of the Frontier\|W. G. Puddefoot The single-board wall may be greatly improved by lining with building-paper. The Dollar Hen\|Milo M. Hastings A shingle roof can be made much warmer by using tightly laid sheathing covered with building-paper. The Dollar Hen\|Milo M. Hastings A single thickness of building-paper poorly supplemented the inch boards. Adventures in Alaska\|Samuel Hall Young It should be covered with building-paper before the finished floor is laid. Convenient Houses\|Louis Henry Gibson British Dictionary definitions for building paper building paper noun any of various types of heavy-duty paper that usually consist of bitumen reinforced with fibre sandwiched between two sheets of kraft paper: used in damp-proofing or as insulation between the soil and a road surface Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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