Definition of built

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Built (n.) Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship..

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Clipper :: Clipper (n.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built and rigged for fast sailing..
Whisky :: Whisky (n.) A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also tim-whiskey.
Truss :: Truss (n.) An assemblage of members of wood or metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit pressure vertically to those points, with the least possible strain across the length of any member. Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber roofs, often contain members not needed for construction, or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite, or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with the exigencies of style..
Batardeau :: Batardeau (n.) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification, with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the ditch on both sides of the wall..
Superstructive :: Superstruction (n.) That which id superstructed, or built upon some foundation; an edifice; a superstructure..
Ice-built :: Ice-built (a.) Loaded with ice.
Flashing :: Flashing (n.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting..
Hewn :: Hewn (a.) Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as, a house built of hewn logs..
Groined :: Groined (a.) Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault..
Timbered :: Timbered (a.) Built; formed; contrived.
Structured :: Structure (n.) That which is built; a building; esp., a building of some size or magnificence; an edifice..
Offset :: Offset (n.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also set-off..
Overbuilt :: Overbuilt (a.) Having too many buildings; as, an overbuilt part of a town..
High-built :: High-built (a.) Of lofty structure; tall.
Slip :: Slip (n.) An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair..
Wharf :: Wharf (n.) A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth, or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river, canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a pier..
Shipyard :: Shipyard (n.) A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or repaired..
Frigate-built :: Frigate-built (a.) Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and forecastle.
Land :: Land (n.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing.
Fireplace :: Fireplace (n.) The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; -- usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built..
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