running bond

running bond

[′rən·iŋ ¦bänd] (civil engineering) A masonry bond involving the placing of each brick as a stretcher and overlapping the bricks in adjoining courses.

running bond

Same as stretcher bond. See also: bond

stretcher bond, running bond, stretching bond

stretcher bond In masonry, a bond in which bricks or stones are laid lengthwise; all courses are laid as