Glossary

Definition: 1 //a// **:** a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult; //especially// **:** a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow //b// **:** a lightning stroke; //also// **:** [|thunderbolt] 2 //a// **:** a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door //b// **:** the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key 3 **:** a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length 4 **:** a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut.
 * BOLT:**

Traslation in Spanish: perno, tornillo. Sentence: the structure is secured with **bolts.** []

Definition:
 * CEILING:**
 * 1) The upper interior surface of a room.
 * 2) Material used to cover this surface.

Translation in Spanish: techo, cielo raso, tope, limite... Sentence: the house has a ceiling very beautiful.

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Definition:
 * DECK:**
 * nautical any of various platforms built into a vessel ⇒ a promenade deck the poop deck
 * a similar floor or platform, as in a bus
 * 1) the horizontal platform that supports the turntable and pick-up of a record player
 * 2) See [|tape deck]

Translation in Spanish: terraza, cubierta. Sentence: The house has a large deck. []

** MESH: **
Definition:


 * 1) Any of the open spaces in a net or network; an interstice.
 * 2) The cords, threads, or wires surrounding these spaces. Often used in the plural.
 * 3) An openwork fabric or structure; a net or network: //a screen made of wire mesh.//
 * 4) Something that snares or entraps. Often used in the plural: //"Arabia had become entangled in the meshes of . . . politics"////(W. Montgomery Watt).//
 * 5) The engagement of gear teeth.
 * 6) The state of being so engaged: //gear teeth in mesh.//

Translation in Spanish: malla, engranaje Sentence: The house issurrounded bya mesh. []

Definition: A hollow cylinder or tube used to conduct a liquid, gas, or finely divided solid. A section or piece of such a tube. A device for smoking, consisting of a tube of wood, clay, or other material.
 * PIPES:**

Translation in Spanish: tubos, tuberias, pipa, conducto, cañeria... Sentence: You can fill all your churches with as many leaded pipes as you want. []



Definition:
 * ROOF:**
 * 1) The exterior surface and its supporting structures on the top of a building.
 * 2) The upper exterior surface of a dwelling as a symbol of the home itself: //three generations living under one roof.//


 * 1) The top covering of something: //the roof of a car.//

Translation in Spanish: tejado, techo... Sentence: the house roof consists of sheets of lead on concrete.

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Definition:
 * RUBBLE:**
 * 1) A loose mass of angular fragments of rock or masonry crumbled by natural or human forces.
 * 2) Irregular fragments or pieces of rock used in masonry.
 * 3) The masonry made with such rocks.

Translation in Spanish: escombros, cascotes, ripio.

Sentence: the firemen found many victims under the **rubble.** []

Definition:
 * SEWERAGE:**
 * A system of sewers.
 * Removal of waste materials by means of a sewer system.
 * Sewage.

Translation in Spanish: alcantarillado, claca. Sentence: The Baltic is a very vulnerable inland sea, already highly polluted by discharges from industry, **sewerage** and agriculture.

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Definition:
 * SHELTER:**
 * 1) Something that provides cover or protection, as from the weather.
 * 2) A refuge; a haven.
 * 3) An establishment that provides temporary housing for homeless people.

Translation in Spanish: albergue, abrigo, amparo, asilo, entre otros.

Sentence: ancient architecture focused on building homes of shelter to protect people from external factors.

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Definition:
 * SPANS:**
 * 1) the interval, space, or distance between two points, such as the ends of a bridge or arch
 * 2) the complete duration or extent ⇒ the span of his life
 * 3) psychology the amount of material that can be processed in a single mental act ⇒ apprehension span span of attention
 * 4) short for [|wingspan]
 * 5) a unit of length based on the width of an expanded hand, usually taken as nine inches

Translation in Spanish: palmo, envergadura, luz. Sentence: The new bridge will span the river. [|http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/span]