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Hhtt Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Covering course of a wall

Would you explain what covering course of a wall in https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coping.


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A "course" in this case is a row of bricks or stones. The "covering" course is the topmost course that makes a "cover" for the wall. g.

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  • A "course" in this case is a row of bricks or stones.
  • The "covering" course is the topmost course that makes a "cover" for the wall.
  • g.
  • for decoration, weather-proofing, neatness.
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A "course" in this case is a row of bricks or stones. The "covering" course is the topmost course that makes a "cover" for the wall. Typically it is in a different style from the rest of the wall, e.g. for decoration, weather-proofing, neatness.

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hhttcovering course of a wall

~ top layer of stones or bricks or similar material that finishes off a wall

covering
noun: top

course
noun: course; plural noun: courses
a continuous horizontal layer of brick, stone, or other material in a building.

coping
noun: the top, typically sloping, course of

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