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HOUSE-BLOCK CAP

Specialty Definition: HOUSE-BLOCK CAP

DomainDefinition

Building & Civil Engineering

A sheet of copper or other non-corroding metal inserted between the foundation and woodwork in buildings, so as to serve as a barrier to the movement of subterranean termites from the ground to the woodwork. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: HOUSE-BLOCK CAP

Language Translations for "HOUSE-BLOCK CAP"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

termitafvisende metalplade (ant-proof course, termite shield, termite-proof course). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

afweerschild tegen termieten (ant-proof course, termite shield, termite-proof course). (various references)

   

French

  

bouclier antitermite. (various references)

   

German

  

Termitenschutzschild (ant-proof course, termite shield, termite-proof course). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

αντιμηρμυγκική ασπίς (ant-proof course, termite shield, termite-proof course). (various references)

   

Italian

  

diaframma contro le termiti (ant-proof course, termite shield, termite-proof course). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ouse-blockhay apcay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

couraça anti-térmite (ant-proof course, termite shield, termite-proof course). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

coraza antitermes (ant-proof course, termite shield, termite-proof course). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

termitskydd (ant-proof course, termite shield, termite-proof course). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: HOUSE-BLOCK CAP

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-c-e-h-k-l-o-o-p-s-u"

-3 letters: blockhouse.

-4 letters: backhouse, capouches, chapbooks, shockable, shoeblack.

-5 letters: backhoes, bakeshop, bechalks, becloaks, bluecaps, bookcase, capuches, casebook, cashbook, chabouks, chapbook, chasuble, checkups, chubasco, chuckles, cochleas, cookable, cupcakes, pachucos, peacocks, placebos, poaceous, scopulae, shoepack, subepoch.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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