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T
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T-
square
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A ruler shaped like the T, used in mechanical and architectural drawing. |
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Table
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A smooth, flat slab or board, with legs used as an article of furniture. |
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Tank
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A large basin or cistern, a reservoir of water. |
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Tap
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A hole or short pipe through which fluid is drawn, a cock for regulating the flow of liquid. |
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Terrace
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A raised flat place; the flat roof of the house. |
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Theodolite
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An instrument used in land surveying for the measurement of angles horizontal and vertical. |
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To
Abut
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To be positioned juxtaposed to a road, lane open space, building etc. |
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To
erect
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To erect a building means:(a). To erect a new building on any site whether previously built or not;(b) To re-erect any building of which portions above the plinth level have been pulled down, burnt or destroyed; (c)Conversion from one occupancy to another. |
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Tower
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A lofty building, standing alone or forming part of another. |
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Town
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A place larger than a village. |
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Town
Centre
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The most important shopping and business area of town. |
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Tracery
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Ornamental stone framework, generally carved in sections. |
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Transept
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Either of the arms of a cross-shaped church |
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Transom
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Horizontal bar across a window or panel. |
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Travel
Distance
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The distance from the remotest point on a floor of a building to a place of safety be it a vertical exit, horizontal exit or an outside exit measured along the line of travel. |
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Trellis
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A structure of cross bared or lattices work, for supporting plants. |
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Triforium
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An arcaded gallery above nave, choir, or transept arches of a church. |
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Truncate
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To cut the top or end off, to lop, to maim. |
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Truss
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Individual section of supportive framework bridging a space. |
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Turret
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A small tower on a building or a structure, rising above it, a tower. |